We Don't Need No Stinking Academic Freedom

In defending its policy allowing the concealed carry of handguns in classrooms, the University of Texas has taken a surprising position in a federal appeals court — that individual professors do not have academic freedom.

“The right to academic freedom, if it exists, belongs to the institution, not the individual professor,” says a brief filed by the state’s lawyers on behalf of UT President Gregory L. Fenves, several current and former UT System regents and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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https://www.statesman.com/news/local/professors-have-academic-freedom-despite-what-say-court/aiPCrFSOv9rweXncXN2vbJ/

I would argue that NO ONE in the US has academic freedom, other than the few boot-licking individuals who do exactly what they're told (which means they don't have it, either).

See how far you get in academia if you question any of the following:

• the causes of 9/11
• global warming
• vaccine safety
• the crimes of Israel
• anything having to do with men vs. women
• the validity of the official story about the Sandy Hook shooting

The powers that be determine what a professor can and cannot say and do. The concept of "academic freedom" is a sick joke.