Keith E. Whittington is William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics at Princeton University.
Instant Karma's Gonna Get You
Should conservatives worry about breaking the norm of political non-interference with state universities?
Keith E. Whittington
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The Latest DeSantis Higher Ed Reform Proposals
The Florida governor unveiled some big new ideas -- not all of them good
Academic Freedom Alliance Statement on Divisive Concepts Policies
Legislative restrictions on ideas and viewpoints that can be advocated in the classroom undermine free inquiry
Hamline President Keeps Digging
In email to campus Hamline University president reemphasizes that academic freedom does not exist there
Academic Freedom Alliance Statement Regarding Hamline University
Art history professor fired for showing class a famous Persian art work depicting the Prophet Muhammad
Doing Pickering Balancing Right
It is not a workplace "disruption" that co-workers objected to a MAGA hat
Can Professors be Sanctioned for Political Flyers?
District court's opinion in Gruber v. Bruce shows problem with how Pickering balancing is done
What Can Professors Say in Public?
My new paper on the First Amendment, Pickering balancing, and extramural speech
Revisiting the First Trump Impeachment
New article in symposium on the law and politics of impeachment now available
Academic Freedom Alliance Statement Regarding Maitland Jones
Organic chemistry professor fired because students at NYU thought the grades were too harsh
The AFA, FIRE, and AAUP on Idaho's Abortion-Related Speech Restrictions
The University of Idaho's guidance to faculty on classroom discussion makes plain a First Amendment problem
Abortion, Classroom Discussion, and the University of Idaho
Guidance given to faculty about effects of state abortion law raises troubling academic freedom questions
Florida All in for Assault on Academic Freedom
To defend the Stop WOKE Act, Florida asks court to eliminate any academic freedom exception to government employee speech doctrine
The Academic Freedom Podcast #16 with Mitch Daniels
A conversation with the outgoing president of Purdue University and former Republican governor of Indiana.
A Section Three Disqualification
The first government official has been removed by judicial order for participating in the January 6th "insurrection"
Academic Freedom Alliance on Diversity Statements
Diversity statements have become common in university admissions and hiring, and that's a problem
North Carolina State Supreme Court Makes a Bold Move
The court declares that legislators elected in gerrymandered districts cannot fully exercise the powers of their office
Can University-Run Social Media Accounts Block You?
An interesting new addition to the flurry of lawsuits over the First Amendment implications of social media
Judicial Review of Congress Updated and Expanded
A comprehensive catalog of every case in which the Court considered a constitutional challenge to an act of Congress
New Supplemental Materials on American Constitutionalism
Over 150 new edited documents in the 2022 update to Gillman, Graber, and Whittington's American Constitutionalism
The Academic Freedom Podcast #15 on Recent Controversies
A conversation with Eugene Volokh about the Shapiro controversy and political statements by university leaders
Academic Freedom and the Mission of the University
My new article on academic freedom now online at the Houston Law Review
Bad Day in Court for the Administrative State
Fifth Circuit panel finds several constitutional problems with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to St. Olaf College
Religion and philosophy professor removed from directing a scholarly center for inviting Peter Singer to give a public lecture.
The Academic Freedom Podcast #14 on Controversial Public Speech
A conversation with David Rabban about the scope of protections for extramural and intramural speech
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to Princeton University
Campus administratve unit crosses a line in campaign to shame a sitting member of the faculty
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to San Diego State University
Philosophy professor suspended from teaching his class on racism for showing a slide with examples of racial epithets
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter on a Disinvitation at University of Dayton
The AFA calls on the University of Dayton to allow its faculty to hear from the speakers they want
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to Concordia University Wisconsin
The AFA calls on Concordia University Wisconsin to recognize the academic freedom of Prof. Gregory Schulz
The Academic Freedom Podcast #13 on Texas and Tenure
A conversation with Matthew Finkin on the relationship between tenure and academic freedom
Academic Freedom Alliance Statement on Tenure
The AFA responds to the Texas Lieutenant Governor's proposal to abolish tenure at state universities
The Academic Freedom Podcast #12 on Encouraging Campus Free Expression
A conversation with Dan Cullen about the Academic Leaders Task Force on Campus Free Expression
More Threats to Faculty Tenure on the Horizon
The lieutenant governor of Texas elevates the idea of ending tenure at public universities
Academic Freedom Podcast #11 on SUNY and Moral Philosophy
A conversation with Oxford University's Jeff McMahan on asking difficult questions in moral philosophy
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to SUNY Fredonia
The AFA calls on SUNY Fredonia to reaffirm the academic freedom of Professor Stephen Kershnar
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to Collin College
The AFA calls on Collin College to reinstate Professor Michael Phillips
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to Georgetown University Law Center
The AFA calls on GULC to end its investigation of Ilya Shapiro
Profs Get Preliminary Injunction against University of Florida
Federal judge issues a strongly worded opinion on Florida's conflict of interest policy
Academic Freedom Alliance Letter to the University of Pennsylvania
The law school has initiated disciplinary hearings against Professor Amy Wax stemming from her appearance on Glenn Loury's podcast
Academic Freedom and the Mission of the University
Draft article on academic freedom now available
The Academic Freedom Podcast #10 on the University of Florida
A conversation with two members of Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Freedom