An Adjunct English instructor at The College of St. Scholastica, Sharon Mollerus, has cogent thoughts regarding the Academic Bill of Rights -- focus on two things -- how this affects teaching students critical thinking skills and who decides what "balance" is.

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... an Academic Bill of Rights which is designed to force colleges to hire on the basis of competence rather than political correctness and to ensure diversity of opinions. Academic freedom is called...by Sharon Mollerus There is a new movement (Students for Academic Freedom) on the part ... [[Technorati] academic rights]

Webcast of Unveiling of National Ed. Techology Plan on January 7. Watch the webcast of the unveiling of the 2004 National Education Techology Plan on January 7 at 3:00 pm Eastern time. Secretary Paige and other officials will present the plan, "Toward a New Golden Age in American Education: How the Internet, the Law, and Today’s Students Are Revolutionizing Expectations." [U.S. Department of Education]

If, as Prof. Fish predicts, religion will become the center of intellectual activity in Universities, then the debate for whether government should determine violations of academic freedom takes on holy (sic) new dimensions, no?

One University Under God?. What will succeed high theory and race, gender, and class as the center of intellectual energy in academe? Religion, says Stanley Fish. (free) [Chronicle.com - Today's News]