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A Major Blow to Shared Governance at the University of Kentucky

BY PHILIPP W. ROSEMANN On June 14, 2024, the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky followed President Eli Capilouto’s recommendation to approve a number of fundamental changes to the governance structures of Kentucky’s flagship university. The board’s actions included the abolition, with immediate effect, of the university senate, which for one hundred years…

Two Victories for Academic Freedom

BY HANK REICHMAN Two faculty members dismissed from their positions in apparent violation of their academic freedom have won restitution.  A professor in Kentucky, who had criticized the governor’s Medicaid plan, won a substantial financial settlement and a return to his university, while a California community college professor fired for challenging student beliefs about sexuality…