Attacks on academic freedom undermine the quality of US education

A person cheers as New College of Florida students and supporters protest ahead of a meeting by the college’s board of trustees, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Sarasota, Fla. The conservative-dominated board of trustees of Florida’s public honors college was meeting Tuesday to take up a measure making wholesale changes in the school’s diversity, equity… What do anti-woke activism, cancel culture and trigger warnings have in common? They undermine the academic freedom essential to higher education.

Anti-woke activism poses the greatest threat. Popularized by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), this latest iteration of MAGA ideology seeks to forbid educators […]

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