Dear Dr. Miller et al, As I am sure you understand and appreciate, Columbia is committed to the principle of academic freedom and to upholding faculty members' freedom of expression for statements they make in public discussion.
Columbia has responded to the letter calling for Oz's dismissal by saying that the university "is committed to the principle of academic freedom and to upholding faculty members' freedom of expression for statements they make in public discussion".
It is constantly testing all your faculties and skills (of expression, concentration, memory, imagination and empathy) on the smallest scale (sentences, words, commas) and the largest (the overall design, structure and purpose of the book) simultaneously.
The Committee on Freedom of Expression, a faculty group at the University of Chicago, was organized in July 2014 following what the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education FIREE) dubbed "disinvitation season" that spring, when student activists across the country attempted to block or un-invite controversial commencement speakers.
Like Mount St. Mary's in Maryland, Saint Mary's of Minnesota is a Catholic university, but it promises freedom of expression to its faculty and students.
At the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE, where I work), we are sadly accustomed to seeing university administrations infringe upon the freedom of expression of students and faculty members.
In addition, after a public announcement to refrain from racist Halloween costumes, students of color became outraged when a faculty member questioned this announcement as an impediment to the freedom of expression.
– Washington State University deeply values the tenets of freedom of expression for every member of our community, including all students, faculty and staff.
Focus and clarity of expression in your letter imply focus and clarity of thought very desirable qualities in a faculty member.
Since our initial public outcry last week, multiple allegations have surfaced including faculty intimidation demanding their silence or risk termination and threats to students by potentially withholding earned degrees and fines for freedom of expression.
We obtained approval from the Oxford Tropical Research Ethics Committee and the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, for the gene expression study.
