Word: academicfreedom
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Lilienthal says that the debate over academicfreedom aroused student passions as well,especially after The Crimson ran a series ofarticles chronicling the faculty dismissals atschools around the country...
Associate Professor of Government Samuel J.Popkin (left) becomes a symbol for academicfreedom in November, 1972. Subpoenaed to testifybefore a Boston grand jury in the case of DanielEllsberg '52, Popkin refuses to answer the jury'squestions. To speak before the grand jury wouldhave compromised his sources and his future inacademia, Popkin says in a defense rejected by theSupreme Court...
Although it began its opposition to theWisconsin Senator uncertainly, the paper soonpicked up steam in its defense of academicfreedom, and served as a forum for renownedMcCarthy foes. In bringing the truth to theHarvard community, and in showing that others werestanding up to the threat, The Crimson saved themorale of a University under siege...
Some experts fear that increased support ofjoint industry-university centers of jointindustry-university centers will move governmentfunding away from research in the basic sciences.The competitiveness initiative may narrowuniversity research into areas narrowly focused onthe demands of industry and restrict academicfreedom, said Robert L. Park, director of theWashington, D.C.-based American Physical Society...
Harvard clearly agrees. "The notion of academicfreedom involves academics being in touch witheach other, without regard to politics," Steinersays, arguing that Harvard should involve itselfwith universities around the world...
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