Abstract
The 2016 election and its aftermath has exacerbated a political climate that was already inimical to academic
freedom. We have recently seen legislative and gubernatorial attacks on individual faculty members, course
offerings, governing boards, the institution of tenure, and, generally, the institutional autonomy of colleges and
universities. Websites such as Professor Watchlist are monitoring activities of faculty members and denouncing
departures from what they view as acceptable. These activities have led to targeted harassment of faculty members.
This presentation provides an overview of the concept of academic freedom, recent attacks on academic freedom,
and how you can defend academic freedom.
Hans-Joerg Tiede is a senior program officer in the Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and
Governance at the American Association of University Professors. He is the editor of Policy Documents and Reports
(the AAUP “Redbook”) (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015) and author of University Reform: The Founding of
the American Association of University Professors (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015).
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
12:30 to 2 p.m.
Woody Tanger Auditorium
Brooklyn College Library
freedom. We have recently seen legislative and gubernatorial attacks on individual faculty members, course
offerings, governing boards, the institution of tenure, and, generally, the institutional autonomy of colleges and
universities. Websites such as Professor Watchlist are monitoring activities of faculty members and denouncing
departures from what they view as acceptable. These activities have led to targeted harassment of faculty members.
This presentation provides an overview of the concept of academic freedom, recent attacks on academic freedom,
and how you can defend academic freedom.
Hans-Joerg Tiede is a senior program officer in the Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and
Governance at the American Association of University Professors. He is the editor of Policy Documents and Reports
(the AAUP “Redbook”) (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015) and author of University Reform: The Founding of
the American Association of University Professors (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015).
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
12:30 to 2 p.m.
Woody Tanger Auditorium
Brooklyn College Library
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