Inside the Academic-Freedom Crisis That Roiled Florida's Flagship
A <i>Chronicle</i> investigation tracks how a decision to silence professors emerged from the depths of bureaucracy.
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A <i>Chronicle</i> investigation tracks how a decision to silence professors emerged from the depths of bureaucracy.
<p>The University of Florida claimed it was a conflict of interest for Michael McDonald to work as a paid consultant on a voting rights case while on the UF payroll. But he wasn't allowed to take unpaid leave to testify. </p>
More than two weeks before controversy erupted over the institution’s denying scholars the right to be expert witnesses, one professor offered to take an unpaid leave to do so.
Should the people who run colleges sign a loyalty oath?
On Friday, the U. of Florida reversed course: It will let professors testify against the state.