What do Saskatchewan and Kansas have in common? Plenty, I’m sure, but one of the more unexpected is that each place has become a flashpoint in the battle over academic freedom. If you missed it, a University of Saskatchewan professor was recently fired and his tenure revoked (or was it?) for speaking out against administrative decisions to which he was party. The professor is now back but the university’s decision has done nothing to staunch the PR bleeding. Indeed, if you read through the linked post below you’ll find that the U of S has received precisely the kind of brand attention it desires least.
Have a read.
The object of power is power: a report from today’s Kansas Board of Regents meeting.
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