Guest guest Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 ATTACK ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=23954 With little fanfare and almost no media coverage, Congress recently passed House Resolution 3077, which threatens academic freedom by imposing rules on what professors can and can't teach. HR 3077 focuses in particular on " area studies " (university programs that study international culture and politics in specific regions of the world). Proponents of the bill, warns Benita Singh, portrayed area studies programs as " hotbeds for anti-American sentiment " in order to propose " the creation of an advisory board that has the final word on curricula taught at Title VI institutions, course materials assigned in class, and even the faculty who are hired in institutions that accept Title VI funding. ... According to the language of the bill, professors whose ideological principles may not support U.S. practices abroad can have their appointments terminated, any part of a course's curriculum containing criticisms of U.S. foreign policy can be censored, and any course deemed entirely anti-American can be barred from ever being taught. " More web links related to this story are available at: http://www.prwatch.org/spin/November_2003.html#1069437372 To discuss this story in the PR Watch Forum, visit: http://www.prwatch.org/forum/discuss.php?id=1069437372 NEW WEB MESSAGE BOARDS - JOIN HERE. Alternative Medicine Message Boards.Info http://alternative-medicine-message-boards.info Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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