Academic freedom in danger, scholar cautions
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There is an increasing disparity between university’s academic freedom statements and its actions. These comments were made during a talk held October 8 titled “Strengthening academic freedom in the corporatized university” by James Turk.
A researcher on academic freedom, Turk is the director of the Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University. Previously, he was executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) from 1998 to 2014.
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