Proposed Law in Kansas Would Strip Professors of Titles in Opinion Articles

By Andy Thomason. A bill making its way through the Kansas Legislature would prohibit professors at public institutions from being identified by their titles in newspaper opinion articles about an elected official, a candidate, or an issue being dealt with by a state public body.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the bill would require the governing boards of community colleges and public universities to enforce policies formalizing the ban, which would also apply to letters to the editor. More...