Megan McArdle – Does Tenure Encourage Free Speech?
In a new post The FIRE, Nico Perrino featured an interview with Megan McArdle about tenure and free speech.
Does Tenure Really Encourage Free Speech? Megan McArdle Tackles Issues in Higher Ed
Megan McArdle understands the importance of free expression on campus. As an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania in 1993, she witnessed firsthand her school’s prosecution of student Eden Jacobowitz in the infamous “water buffalo” case.
Today, the Bloomberg View columnist and blogger is apt to comment on any number of higher education-related topics, including rising student debt, tenure, administrative bloat, and free speech on campus.
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Gosh, am I that old. I remember that water buffalo thing.
Tenure is one of several mechanisms by which academia eliminates anyone whose speech might prove challenging. And if nobody says anything challenging, then there’s no danger of “free speech” issues intruding on the academic bubble.
Someone buy Ms Mcardle a starter kit of makeup.