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Academic Freedom Alliance
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We're an alliance of faculty members from across the ideological spectrum who stand together in defense of academic freedom wherever it is threatened.
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Nov 14, 2023
    BREAKING: Mayo Clinic doctor and professor Michael Joyner is suing the clinic for violating his academic freedom after they disciplined him over comments he made to press related to transgender athletes and Covid - areas related to his scientific expertise.
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Aug 22, 2022
    Today the AFA released a statement calling on institutions of higher education to desist from demanding “diversity statements” as conditions of employment or promotion. Read it in full here: academicfreedom.org/wp-content/upl…
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Jun 7, 2023
    We sent a letter to the Mayo Clinic today denouncing its treatment of Dr. Michael J. Joyner, a distinguished doctor and professor, over his comments to the NYT regarding transgender athletes. His comments were directly related to his scholarly expertise.
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Nov 14, 2023
    Replying to @AFA_Alliance
    The AFA is funding the lawsuit and has been providing legal support to Joyner since March. Read more, including the full complaint, on our website:
    Doctor Sues Mayo Clinic Over Academic Freedom Violations - Academic Freedom Alliance
    From academicfreedom.org
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Nov 5, 2021
    Today we issued a statement on mandatory statements of belief: “No matter how widely shared or normatively desirable any particular statement of values might be, individual professors should not be directed or coerced to endorse or accept such statements.” academicfreedom.org/wp-content/upl…
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    May 24, 2023
    Read our interview with Harvard prof & AFA founding member Steven Pinker @sapinker: "By making the expression of opinions illegal, you cripple the process by which we can understand our world and therefore put a brake on the possibility of human progress."
    Our Best Hope: A Conversation about Academic Freedom with Professor Steven Pinker - Academic...
    From academicfreedom.org
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Mar 8, 2021
    Check out today's @AP article by @hitalie on the launch of the Academic Freedom Alliance.
    apnews.com
    College educators form alliance to defend free expression
    NEW YORK (AP) — Around 200 scholars from across the country have formed the Academic Freedom Alliance, which has a mission to help college educators “speak, instruct, and publish without fear of...
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Jun 20, 2023
    We filed an amicus brief today with the 11th Circuit on Florida's "Stop WOKE Act." Subsection 4 of the Act violates the First Amendment by preventing faculty from discussing “a wide range of concepts ... at the heart of many university courses.”
    AFA Files Amicus Brief on Florida’s “Stop WOKE Act” - Academic Freedom Alliance
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Jun 7, 2023
    Replying to @AFA_Alliance
    The actions taken against Dr. Joyner are neither consistent with an educational institution’s protection of academic freedom nor the Clinic's own policy. We urge the Mayo Clinic to cease disciplinary action against Dr. Joyner and reaffirm his academic freedom.
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Jan 11, 2023
    If a professor of art history cannot show students significant works of art for fear that offended students could get that professor fired, then there is no serious commitment to academic freedom – and indeed no serious commitment to higher education.
    washingtontimes.com
    Hamline University faces blowback for releasing art professor who show
    Critics pointed out that Ms. Prater was released even though she gave students a content warning, providing a two-minute introduction to the images and explaining their controversial nature before adv
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Jun 7, 2023
    Replying to @AFA_Alliance
    Our statement with a link to the letter is available here:
    AFA Denounces Mayo Clinic After It Disciplines Doctor for Transgender Comments - Academic Freedom...
    From academicfreedom.org
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Jan 9, 2023
    Today the AFA released a statement calling for an end to “divisive concepts” policies in state legislatures. The statement responds to the rising tide of proposed legislation seeking to ban viewpoints deemed objectionable by those in power. Read it here: academicfreedom.org/wp-content/upl…
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Nov 27, 2023
    A Jewish professor at USC confronted pro-Palestinian students. He’s now barred from campus. We’re proud to fund his defense. latimes.com/california/sto…
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    Academic Freedom Alliance
    @AFA_Alliance
    Jun 7, 2023
    Replying to @AFA_Alliance
    The Clinic doubled down when Dr. Joyner spoke to media again about Covid in January 2023. It subjected him to a one-week unpaid suspension, denial of any salary increase, and threat of termination. It also imposed restrictions and oversight on his ability to speak publicly.
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