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  • Jenny Martinez on Free Speech

    On March 9th, 2023, students at Stanford disrupted a talk by Judge Kyle Duncan. In response, then Dean Jenny Martinez penned a detailed memo explaining Stanford Law’s commitment to free speech. In August 2023, Martinez became Stanford’s Provost.

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  • Harvard Faculty Organize New Academic Freedom Group

    More than 50 faculty members at Harvard have founded the Council on Academic Freedom, committing to the following ideals:

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  • Policy on Academic Freedom (1970)

    POLICY ON ACADEMIC FREEDOMApproved by The Regents on June 19, 1970Students who enroll on the campuses of the University of California are parties to a moral and contractualrelationship.in which the University, on its side, is obligated to provide quality education, to recognizestudent achievement with grades and degrees which have an accepted meaning for transfer to…

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