Professors Speak Out: The Truth about Campus Investigations
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Professors Speak Out showcases the powerful stories of 22 university professors from various fields and backgrounds, all of whom have been investigated by their academic institutions. These disturbing narratives reflect the rising frequency and increasing absurdity of campus investigations, which often result from the expression of disfavored opinions–opinions that should be protected by free speech rights and longstanding principles of academic freedom. As the reader will learn, the investigation itself is often the punishment, though the process can inflict serious additional sanctions. Some contributors lost their jobs, while others have faced a variety of other unwarranted consequences. By providing a badly needed platform for persecuted voices in contemporary academia, this unique volume exposes the grave injustice that menaces faculty members today and calls into serious question the reprehensible bureaucratic processes that allow for such investigations. Taken together, the stories told here show how a new campus McCarthyism is assaulting academic freedom.
To be published by Academica Press in February, 2025.
