Category Archives: higher education

Open Letter from OSU Faculty to President Gee on Arrest of Student Activists

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

A group of 60 OSU affiliated faculty, staff, and alum have sent the following letter to President Gee regarding the students who were arrested on Monday protesting Sodexo.  The students were released Tuesday morning. [PS: New folks keep wanting to … Continue reading →

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Police arrest 9 at Sodexo protest | The Lantern

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

What started as a peaceful rally to pressure Ohio State to end its contract with Sodexo Inc., ended with nine protesters being taken away from President E. Gordon Gee’s office in handcuffs. via Police arrest 9 at Sodexo protest – … Continue reading →

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Building the fight for academic freedom | SocialistWorker.org

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

[...] “Without concerning ourselves with the politics of a particular college, college campuses are far from being the open, free institutions they are portrayed to be. In practice, students and faculty with leftist politics–especially when they demand democracy, equality and … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin GOP Seeks to Silence a Distinguished Dissenter. McCarthyism is Back. | The Nation

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

An outright attack on free speech and academic freedom.  We ought to oppose this any way we can: even if what they’re doing is legal, it’s part of the attempt of the GOP and others to intimidate those who think … Continue reading →

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Anti-Faculty-Union Proposal in Ohio Came From Public-University Association | The Chronicle of Higher Education

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

The gloves are off.   Ohio’s attempt to reclassify all faculty as managers–a last minute amendment to the anti-union SB5–allows the dismantling of existing unions and prevents the formation of new ones.  The there isn’t even the barest attempt to hide … Continue reading →

Posted in higher education, labor rights, midwest, ohio | 2 Comments

Glenn Beck Targets Frances Fox Piven

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Glenn Beck Targets Frances Fox Piven 7 February 2011 | The Nation Editors “On the afternoon of January 6, Frances Fox Piven, a distinguished professor, legendary activist, writer and longtime contributor to this magazine, received an e-mail from an unknown … Continue reading →

Posted in academic freedom, US far right

Academic Freedom in the US after 9/11

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Academic Freedom in the Post-9/11 Era Sam Petulla January 6, 2011 | Inside Higher Ed “It’s not just civil libertarians who worry that 9/11 has been used to justify insidious state overreach; academics have a mounting set of concerns, too. … Continue reading →

Posted in 9/11, academic freedom, civil liberties, higher education

Student Occupation: New School University

Posted on December 20, 2008 by

Occupation at the New School | SocialistWorker.org By Petrino DiLeo, Hannah Fleury, Amanda Ginsberg, Doug Singsen and Zach Zill “STUDENTS AT New York City’s New School ended a day-and-a-half-old occupation in the early-morning hours of December 19 after winning important … Continue reading →

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Socialist Worker: Sami Al-Arian STILL in Jail

Posted on July 30, 2008 by

The Government’s War Against Dr. Sami Al-Arian Nancy Welch interviews Laila al-Arian, daughter of Dr. Al-Arian and co-author of Collateral Damage. Even after being granted bail by a judge before his next trial on August 13, Dr. Al-Arian remains imprisoned. … Continue reading →

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Kafila: On Many Ramayanas

Posted on February 29, 2008 by

Kafila: On many Ramayanas Hindutva’s battle against cultural diversity and understanding of history continues, in the standoff at Delhi University.

Posted in academic freedom, hindutva, india, media