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Too often, the organization misses the forest for the trees.

<p>One leading commenter on questions of academic freedom evaluates the criticism of an oganization on the front lines, concluding that many critics are asking silly questions and leaving significant ones aside. </p>

The organization to defend campus free speech has its problems, but they’re not what critics think.

FIRE objects after Ole Miss dismisses professor who complained about department chair FIRE sent a letter to the University of Mississippi today calling for “a full and transparent account” of why the university decided not to renew the contract of assistant history professor Garrett Felber and asking the institution to reconsider its decision. Felber, a public critic of Ole Miss’ record on racial equity issues, has taught at Ole Miss for four years. This year, he’s on leave, completing ...