Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard
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A faculty-led organization devoted to free inquiry, intellectual diversity, and civil discourse at America's oldest university.
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It's clear we have a lot of work to do at Harvard.
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New faculty survey from
@thecrimson
: "Almost 76 percent of surveyed [Harvard] faculty said they believe that academic freedom is under threat in America, with just over 11 percent disagreeing. A majority...said they 'strongly agree.'"
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Excellent article in the Crimson. “I love Harvard, I think it’s the greatest university in the world, and I want it to stay that way...And the only way it’s gonna stay that way is if it’s a welcome place for people to voice unpopular opinions.”
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Pleased to announce the faculty-led Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard. The Council will work to promote free inquiry, intellectual diversity, and civil discourse at Harvard. Op-ed by
@sapinker
and
@madras_bertha
. Details at .
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Congrats to Faculty for Yale (), a new faculty organization that will 1) insist on the primacy of teaching, learning, and research as distinct from advocacy and activism, and on the centrality of the faculty to these core activities;
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Over the weekend, the Council added its 100th Harvard faculty member committed to promoting free inquiry, intellectual diversity, and civil discourse! The Council has members from every school at Harvard.
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New profile of the Council on Academic Freedom from
@RIKKISCHLOTT
@nypost
! Eloquent words on need to promote free speech from Council members
@janet_halley
, Jane Kamensky, Ned Hall, and
@jflier
.
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our Council is eager to help the university community move forward, and deepen the skills necessary to have rigorous, enlightening conversations about even the hardest of issues. Transcript and video of Pres. Gay's statement here:
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Yesterday CAFH co-president Steven Pinker published a five-part plan "to save Harvard from itself" (paywall)
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"Across the country, a growing number of administrations and faculties at universities both private and public alike are...waking up to the realization that academic freedom needs to be protected..." Important statement by
@PostOpinions
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Important essay by CAFH co-president
@JeannieSGersen
. "Here’s hoping that universities will have the courage to level up on academic freedom rather than down."
Re universities' hypocrisy on free speech and DEI-oriented censoriousness toward conservative viewpoints, or allegedly racist and sexist statements, I hope universities have the courage to level up on academic freedom rather than down:
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On Wednesday night, the Council adopted a new statement on academic freedom: "The Freedoms of a University." Details and text in the Crimson.
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Delighted to see that there is a new faculty Council for Academic Freedom at the University of Toronto. Congrats on the launch, CAFUT!
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The Council had a great event yesterday with Ned Hall and
@dsallentess
on the philosophy of campus free speech. How do we create a campus where people are free from fear of retaliation for speech AND free to have their voices heard?
@afsaalumni
@Harvard
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Congrats to the Columbia faculty for founding the new Columbia Academic Freedom Council (CAFC)!
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Online event today that will be of interest to many!
I'll be at Harvard tomorrow to speak at this event with some great co-panelists. Can be viewed remotely w/ registration below.
Free Speech, Political Speech, and Hate Speech on Campus | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
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Delighted to see colleagues across the pond organizing to promote academic freedom! All London-area academics, check out
@lucaf_london
!
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The majority of members are senior scholars, but we particularly welcome teaching faculty who do not have tenure. We’ll vigorously defend the academic freedom of the tenured and non-tenured alike.
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Congratulations to Claudine Gay on her recent inauguration as the 30th president of
@Harvard
! Here are some highlights from her stirring inauguration speech:
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Some additional thoughts on the
@TheFIREorg
rankings released yesterday. Rankings suggests a precision that really isn't possible in this kind of issue. But setting aside the "Harvard is the worst" headline, there are some important findings in the survey.
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Harvard's President Gay issued a powerful statement last night, with a clear condemnation of violence and a forceful defense of the value of reasoned discourse on campus. As a group of faculty devoted to expressive freedoms,
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Registration is open for our Tuesday, March 5 event: "Institutional Neutrality in a Polarized World: What Should Harvard and Higher Ed Do?" Join us at 4PM online or in-person.
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"A similar defense is being waged at private institutions. At Harvard University, a group of more than 50 faculty members last month established the Council on Academic Freedom, a group 'devoted to free inquiry, intellectual diversity, and civil discourse.'"
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This should trouble everyone who cares about free expression at Harvard.
@TheFIREorg
has provided a valuable service in assembling this data. If you're interested, it's worth a deeper dive.
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2) confirm Yale’s commitment to robust free expression, including affirmative efforts to foster more open campus and classroom discourse, coupled with institutional neutrality;
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The latest installment of the CAFH column in the Crimson is out: Tyler VanderWeele, "Higher Education Has a Viewpoint Diversity Problem. Here's How to Respond" and Pippa Norris, "Young Scholars Are Not the Enemies of Free Speech on Campus."
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3) affirm the university’s commitment to the pursuit of excellence; critical thinking applied to all points of view; and a tolerant and broad-minded campus ethos and culture;
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@GrandCentralVC
We also are partnering with the Harvard Alumni for Free Speech group on several events. The first will be a lecture on 9/20 on campus and livestreamed (details at ). More on HAFFS at
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4) urge greater administrative transparency and increased faculty oversight of all pedagogic and academic activities.
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CAFH member Randall Kennedy has an important new op-ed in the Crimson: "Free Speech Aids Racial Justice. Activists Must Defend It."
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Thanks
@AFA_Alliance
!
This week we are spotlighting the work of the brand new Council on Academic Freedom at Harvard -
@cafharvard
- a faculty membership organization dedicated to supporting free inquiry, intellectual diversity, and civil discourse. Check them out!
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The latest edition of CAFH's Column in the Crimson is out!
@madras_bertha
and
@janet_halley
opine on whether Harvard should adopt institutional neutrality.
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"Knowledge is what transforms lives. Knowledge is our purpose. We serve that purpose best when we commit to open inquiry and freedom of expression as foundational values of our academic community. Our individual and collective capacity for discovery depends on ...
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Registration is now open for our hybrid in-person/Zoom event with the Harvard Radcliffe Institute: “Institutional Neutrality in a Polarized World: What Should Harvard and Higher Ed Do?”
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Another: “lack of tolerance for diverging political views, especially more moderate or conservative leaning opinions.”
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What about controversial speakers? "Approximately 57 percent of faculty respondents said they agreed that Harvard should give controversial speakers a platform, even when many faculty or students object to their views. More than 20 percent disagreed."
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"Debate and the inclusion of diverse viewpoints and experiences, while essential for our work, are not always easy to live with. They can be a recipe for discomfort, fired in the heat of social media and partisan rancor...That is when we must summon the courage to be Harvard."
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"Let us summon the courage to be the Harvard that the world needs now. The courage to preserve the openness and diversity we need to ask Why? and the visionary courage to ask Why not? The courage to 'listen for the music' in other points of view."
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our willingness to debate ideas; to expose and reconsider assumptions; to marshal facts and evidence; to talk and to listen with care and humility, and with the goal of deeper understanding and as seekers of truth."
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Very good profile of CAFH and parallel academic freedom efforts from
@jennyschuessler
@nytimes
. Highlights the challenges of finding consensus in the midst of controversy and includes a link to CAFH's new "Freedoms of a University" statement.
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What are the threats to academic freedom? One surveyed faculty member: "MAGA-inspired parents and politicians who want to ban books, restrict syllabi, revoke tenure, and destroy education more than they have."
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Quotation in that last tweet from computer science prof and former dean of Harvard College, Harry Lewis.
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Full text here:
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Just a reminder that today at 5PM in Boylston Hall 110, Harvard's Ned Hall (Vuilleumier Professor of Philosophy) will lecture: "What is Campus Free Speech For?" Danielle Allen (Conant University Professor) to respond. Livestream here:
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Livestream sponsored by Harvard Alumni for Free Speech: .
@afsaalumni
@TheFIREorg
@mitfreespeech
@HdxAcademy
@goACTA
@AAUP
@Harvard
@thecrimson
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We would encourage the entire Harvard community to take a look. Let us know what you think!
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CAFH's first public event is tomorrow (9/20) at 5PM in Boylston Hall 110! Harvard's Ned Hall (Vuilleumier Professor of Philosophy) will speek on "The Philosophy of Campus Free Speech." Danielle Allen (Conant University Professor) will respond.
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Starting in less than an hour!
Just a reminder that today at 5PM in Boylston Hall 110, Harvard's Ned Hall (Vuilleumier Professor of Philosophy) will lecture: "What is Campus Free Speech For?" Danielle Allen (Conant University Professor) to respond. Livestream here:
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"when we embrace diversity—of backgrounds, lived experiences, and perspectives—as an institutional imperative, it’s not with a secret hope for calm or consensus. It’s because we believe in the value of ... the learning that happens when ideas and opinions collide."
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"Students love to cancel each other in the name of wokeness"
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