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Association of University Professors, John K. Wilson stated that advocating for such restrictions on criticism of faculty by university staff and centers on all university webpages represents an "untenable" and "hypocritical standard" that would lead to "censorship on a breathtaking scale." Princeton President
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On March 27, 2022, the Academic Freedom Alliance sent a letter to the administration of Princeton University calling on it to remove criticism of a faculty member's speech from the webpage of the Carl Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding. Writing for the Academe Blog of the American
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The organization provides legal support for professors involved in free speech controversies. It challenges university administrations and external entities on behalf of the academicians to support academic freedom and civil debate on a range of issues. Its actions have defended multiple professors
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formed by college educators to defend free expression. The mission of the organization is to challenge university administrations and provide legal help to professors who face disciplinary action over controversial speech or activities. It was founded by
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declined to remove the controversial comment from the webpage of Carl Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding.
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faculty along with 200 other founding members in the United States. As of August 2021, the organization has 400 members.
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including preventing a professor from getting fired from a university.
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The Academic Freedom Alliance was founded in March 2021 by a group of
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Non-profit organizations based in the United States
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non-profit organization
Keith Whittington
Cornel West
Robert George
Jeannie Suk Gersen
Nadine Strossen
Princeton University
Christopher L. Eisgruber




"College educators form alliance to defend free expression"
AP NEWS
"New Nonpartisan Faculty Group Will Promote and Defend Free Speech, Academic Freedom"
"Some Academic Freedom Victories"
"'Win for academic freedom': College will not fire professor who defended rigorous math standards"
The College Fix
"More Defenders of Campus Speech"
Wall Street Journal
"Guided by Faith, Divinity Student Fought His 'Anti-Racist' Princeton Seminary -- and Won"
RealClearInvestigations
"Letter to Princeton University"
"Blog: Academic Freedom at Princeton"
"Free Speech for Me, and Thee?"
Official website
Categories
Non-profit organizations based in the United States
2021 establishments in the United States

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