Academic freedom and tenure: some further thoughts

“I signed the petition because I support the idea of academic freedom, not least because I’m wary that hostility to academic freedom might be masking a deeper and dangerous philistinism. We may be quite a bit away from the Nazi book-burnings and sacking of academics, but that episode reminds us of the need to put boundaries on the extent of state control …” (more)

[Donncha Kavanagh, University Blog, 1 February]

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