Scholars at Risk would like to draw attention to the situation surrounding Professor William Cronon of University of Wisconsin at Madison. According to media reports, the university was approached by the Republican Party of Wisconsin with a request, under Wisconsin’s open-records law, for Prof. Cronon’s e-mail records. The request was received just days after Prof. Cronon published a blog post regarding legislation proposed by Republican lawmakers. Please review the following two pieces—one featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, and one written by Prof. Cronon on his blog—for additional information on this case.
Wisconsin GOP Seeks E-Mails of a Madison Professor Who Criticized the Governor
A Tactic I Hope Republicans Will Rethink: Using the Open Records Law to Intimidate Critics
Academic Freedom Media Review
March 19 – 25, 2011
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Wisconsin GOP Seeks E-Mails of a Madison Professor Who Criticized the Governor
Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/25
End political interference in VCs appointment: Sibal
Aarti Dhar, The Hindu, 3/25
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Burkina Faso: Academy shutdown
Times Higher Education, 3/24
Severing of Ties
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, 3/24
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Sentencing of Deputy Rector Marks Latest Corruption Crackdown in Russia
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/23
Malawi College Teacher Boycott Shows No Sign of Ending
James Butty, Voice of America, 3/22
Ban on Israel-Palestine debate ignites free speech row at French university
Kim Willsher, The Guardian, 3/21
Experiment Tricked Graduate-Program Officials in Fruitless Search for Political Bias
Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/21
Iran Frees Dissident Ibrahim Yazdi
Voice of America, 3/20
PUERTO RICO: Stop campus abuses – US liberties union
Alison Moodie, University World News, 3/20
Embarrassing Liaisons at British Universities
D.D. Guttenplan, The New York Times, 3/20