Perspectives Banning Speakers Is Absolutely Wrong John K. Wilson September 27, 2017 Berkeley is creating a financial version of the heckler’s veto, and it must be rejected.
Perspectives The Tennessee Legislature’s Defense of Campus Free Speech John K. Wilson May 16, 2017 John K. Wilson of the AAUP writes about the new campus free speech law in Tennessee and some of the pros and cons of the law.
Guest Articles New McAdams Ruling Attacks Academic Freedom John K. Wilson May 9, 2017 John K. Wilson of the AAUP points out the problems in a recent legal decision by a judge to uphold the suspension of Marquette University professor John McAdams over academic freedom
Guest Articles Does the University of Chicago Really Protect Free Expression? John K. Wilson August 29, 2016 Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on the Academe Blog. It’s praiseworthy that the University of Chicago has announced…
Guest Articles DePaul Bans Campus Speaker John K. Wilson August 12, 2016 Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published on the Academe Blog. DePaul University has banned conservative pundit Ben Shapiro from…
Guest Articles John McAdams Punished With Longer Suspension, Forced Apology John K. Wilson March 25, 2016 Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in the AAUP’s Academe Blog. Marquette University yesterday announced the punishment of John McAdams for…
Guest Articles Tim Wolfe Resigns from the University of Missouri John K. Wilson November 9, 2015 John K. Wilson on the American Association of University Professors blog offered his own interesting take on the UMizzou controversy:…
Guest Articles Barry University Suspends Student for Video John K. Wilson April 10, 2015 Laura Loomer, a student at Barry University, was suspended on Monday. Her crime? Embarrassing the university, by recording an undercover…
Guest Articles University of South Carolina Wrongly Suspends Student for Racism John K. Wilson April 8, 2015 The University of South Carolina has suspended a student, apparently for writing the N-word on a white board in a…
Guest Articles Amherst’s War on Frats John K. Wilson May 16, 2014 Amherst College, which banned fraternities and sororities in 1984, has now taken this an alarming step further: starting July 1, any…
News Academe Answers Anti-Tenure Arguments John K. Wilson October 6, 2011 Noted scholar John K. Wilson objected to our quarterly review of professors we have covered.