LSU’s resolve to protect Mann appeared to dissolve in 2021, when he sparred with Landry over the attorney general’s opposition to the coronavirus vaccine and masking requirements. “The administration needs to defend and protect academic freedom all the time,” said Irene Mulvey, president of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). after newsletter promotion“When an individual is attacked, the administration’s job is to step up with a robust defense of academic freedom,” Mulvey said. “I think we as professors are easy targets in the culture wars,” he said. “I’m not the only person standing up for academic freedom on campus,” he said.

Source: The Guardian October 21, 2023 03:27 UTC