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Center for Comparative Literature and Society Hosts Academic Freedom Colloquium
While the boundaries of academic freedom are being hotly debated across the country, Gayatri Spivak, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities, and the Center for Comparative Literature and Society recently held a colloquium on the subject. Among the topics addressed were how the notion of academic freedom has changed over the course of United States history; the challenges universities face balancing funding needs with safeguarding academic freedom; and contemporary strategies of censorship of academia. |
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Morning Panel |
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| Jewelnel Davis |
Jewelnel Davis, University Chaplain, Columbia University
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| Introduction |
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| Gayatri Spivak |
Gayatri Spivak, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University
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| Alan Brinkley |
Alan Brinkley, Provost, Columbia University
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| Geoffrey Stone |
Geoffrey Stone, Professor and Former Provost, University of Chicago
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| Arthur Eisenberg |
Arthur Eisenberg, Legal Director, New York Civil Liberties Union
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Afternoon Panel |
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| Kendall Thomas |
Kendall Thomas, Nash Professor of Law; Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Law & Culture, Columbia University
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| Mary Burgan |
Mary Burgan, General Secretary, American Association of University Professors
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| Introduction |
Kendall Thomas Real Video  (1:32)
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| Juan Cole |
Juan Cole, Professor of Modern Middle East and South Asian History, University of Michigan
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| Introduction |
Kendall Thomas Real Video (1:32)
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| Romila Thapar |
Romila Thapar, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Indian History at Nehru University, New Delhi
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Production Number: 293
Shot: Apr 26, 2004
Published: Jun 24, 2004
Last modified:Mar 24, 2005
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