Governance threats to academic freedom

By Michael Schwartz and William M Bowen. Having recently read of the aborted attempt by the governor of Wisconsin to unilaterally redefine the mission of the University of Wisconsin; having heard the governor of Florida remark that a degree in anthropology is essentially useless in the face of economic development needs; and having heard the US president suggest that a degree in art history couldn’t lead to much of a future, one has to wonder about the relationship between college and university governance, from whatever the source, and academic freedom. Read more...