Steven Salaitas firing at the U of Illinois reminds us that the - TopicsExpress



          

Steven Salaitas firing at the U of Illinois reminds us that the concept of academic freedom began in the early 20th century in response to politically motivated firings at the behest of conservative boards of trustees. The targeted were active outside their schools in labor organizing and socialism. In Salaitas case, donors exercised pressure on the university after he vociferously supported Palestinian rights on twitter. mondoweiss.net/2014/09/untangling-salaita-case.html
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 20:25:01 +0000

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