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Professors Speak Out showcases the stories of 22 faculty members from various fields, all of whom have been investigated by their own colleges or universities. These disturbing narratives reflect the growing frequency of absurd campus investigations, which often result from the expression of disfavored opinions—opinions that should be protected by free speech rights and longstanding principles of academic freedom. Some of the contributors paid the ultimate price, the loss of a tenured faculty position. Many others learned that the investigation itself is the punishment, with chilled speech an inevitable byproduct. By providing a badly needed platform for persecuted voices in contemporary academia, this unique volume exposes the grave injustice that confronts faculty members today and calls into serious question the twisted bureaucratic processes that give rise to such investigations. Taken together, the stories told here show how a new campus McCarthyism is assailing academic freedom.
“Too many elite colleges have betrayed their own commitments to due process, free speech, and basic fairness. This book is an important exposé from those who have witnessed this unfairness firsthand: the professors. Read them in their own words; it’s a vital effort to set the record straight.”
– Robby Soave, Senior Editor, Reason
NICHOLAS H. WOLFINGER is Professor of Family & Consumer Studies and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at the University of Utah.