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While the University of Illinois's decision to reinstate Professor Kenneth Howell -- who had summarily been dismissed after a student anonymously complained about an email he had sent -- marks a step in the right direction, the university still has a long way to go to ensure the intellectual climate on campus is open to the free exchange of ideas. As we noted in a letter to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees, sent before the reinstatement had been announced: "the decision to terminate Professor Howell's employment marks the latest in a series of disturbing episodes in which UIUC [University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign] administrators have demonstrated a disregard for free speech and intellectual diversity." ACTA's recommendation that the Board "undertake a systematic review of university policies and practices regarding free inquiry, free speech and academic freedom" still stands.
Posted by David Azerrad on August 03, 2010 at August 3, 2010 03:05 PM
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