Few years on the Earth
Allyson Friedman, an associate professor at Hunter College in New York City, has come under intense scrutiny following remarks she made during a public Community Education Council meeting that were widely condemned as racist. The controversy erupted after her microphone remained live during a Zoom session on February 10, capturing comments she made while a … Read more
Austin Peay State University has agreed to pay theater professor Darren Michael $500,000 as part of a settlement resolving a contentious employment dispute that arose after he was fired for sharing a social media post related to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. The settlement, confirmed by Michael’s attorney and the university, follows the professor’s reinstatement in … Read more
The decision by Indiana University to remove Professor Jessica Adams from teaching a graduate-level social justice course has triggered intense debate around academic freedom, political pressure, and the interpretation of “intellectual diversity” laws. Adams, a lecturer in the School of Social Work, was instructed to halt instruction in her “Diversity, Human Rights and Social Justice” … Read more