It was shocking to hear her negotiating with a member of Congress over disciplining two members of her own faculty, by name, for things they had written or said.
The right at stake in these events is that of academic freedom, a right that derives from the role the university plays in American life.
Professors don't work for politicians, they don't work for trustees, and they don't work for themselves. They work for the public. Their job is to produce scholarship and instruction that add to society's store of knowledge.
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