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Academic freedom policies should mean something (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

No matter one’s views on CRT or related lines of critical inquiry, current efforts in Florida are an attempt to subvert academic freedom and assert complete governmental control over faculty speech in public college and university classrooms. Florida looked to a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision, Garcetti v.

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Presidential Turnover Crisis in Higher Ed–Solutions and Challenges: The Role of Politics, Policies, Processes, Performance, and Public Relations

The Change Leader, Inc.

years in 2006, 6.5 This balancing act becomes even more complex as they endeavor to address the expectations of faculty members, a substantial portion of whom advocate for inclusivity within the curriculum and campus environment. Similarly, at Chapel Hill, the board declined to grant tenure to a highly distinguished journalist.

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

This technology might simplify content creation to meet academic standards while keeping faculty in control of what’s taught. 01:02:41] Drumm McNaughton: Well, and if we had a higher education act passed since 2006, 2008, maybe we wouldn’t be doing these things, but that’s a whole different kettle of fish.

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Higher Ed Cybersecurity, MOVEit Hack, and 3rd-Party Risk: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 163 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Brian Kelly

The Change Leader, Inc.

Institutions must annually vet employees granted access to information and ensure more people haven’t been granted access. I started way back in 2006 as the chief information security officer for Quinnipiac University. We had our students, faculty, and staff doing that long before it was an accepted practice.