United, we can defend academic freedom in Oregon!
As you have undoubtedly seen, legislative attacks on higher education are at an all-time high. Rather than address the very real issues facing our nation, opportunistic politicians across the United States have instead chosen to lash out at our profession. One state has led the nation in this assault. Though it has not yet taken hold in Oregon, it is taking many forms across different states: undermining tenure protections, dictating what topics can be taught and researched, dismantling protections for our students, staff, and faculty, and installing partisan ideologues on institutional boards. This is not to mention the extra-legal routes…
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