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Innovative and Engaging Communications in and Beyond the Academy

GlobalHigherEd

In fact, the concept of what is a “discipline” is worth reflecting on in an era of joint faculty appointments between computer science and literature or philosophy and the growing number of innovative instructional programs that combine information technology, creative arts and business.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

These legislative actions have been perceived as direct attacks on academic freedom, faculty rights, and the sanctity of tenure. The report highlights instances where educational content, teaching methodologies, and faculty appointments have been influenced by a clear political agenda.

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Fighting on Three Fronts

Academe Blog

And their assaults, while less frequently or directly aimed at curriculum (at least most of the time), have also targeted faculty rights and disproportionately impacted institutions that serve minority communities (with or without DEI programs), as Chris Newfield , among others , has thoroughly documented.