Authoritarianism, political discrimination, and self-censorship are rife in British universities and have thrown academic freedom into a crisis of cancel culture, a landmark study revealed on Monday. The discrimination, mainly experienced by conservative academics, manifests as “hard authoritarianism,” and involves “no-platforming, dismissal campaigns, social media mob attacks, open letters … formal complaints, and disciplinary action,”…
Academic Freedom ‘In Crisis’ and Cancel Culture Endemic in UK Universities: Report
Day of Reckoning Looming for Universities
Commentary The pandemic has brought a financial day of reckoning clearly into focus for Canada’s universities. The immediate crisis comes from a collapse in revenue from declining foreign student enrolment. But the plunge in foreign student numbers is just the revenue side of the challenges; there are significant spending problems as well. University revenues mainly…
It’s Long Past Time to Cancel Ties With Huawei
Commentary One’s first reaction is stupefaction. This has to be a joke, right? It is not. The Globe and Mail reports that the federal government is partnering with Huawei—yes, that Huawei—to “sponsor leading computer and electrical engineering research at Canadian universities.” Of course, this threatens our national security and economic interests, but the pipeline to…
Young Free Speech Advocates in UK Launch New Movement to Re-Imagine the ‘Public Square’
A new free speech movement set on “reimagining the public square” was launched in the UK on Sunday following recent concerns over freedom of expression in the country. Launched by a group of university students and recent graduates, the Free Speech Champions initiative “aims to inspire the next generation about the importance of free speech,”…
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