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That’s Not How Academic Freedom Works, Vanderbilt Trustees!!

Daniel W. Drezner · 10 Sept 2026 · danieldrezner.substack.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Sustaining collective action against the federal government is difficult

    Their wordsa hard-earned lesson of the past few months is that mobilizing collective action against the federal government is hard.

  2. Our reading

    Teaching that reflects political commitments is a legitimate part of intellectual diversity, not a violation of academic norms

    Their wordsThere is nothing wrong with promoting perspectives that have political commitments; in fact, intellectual diversity requires this, because some viewpoints include political commitments.

  3. Our reading

    Universities and their administrations should remain ideologically neutral toward faculty's political views

    Their wordsAn institution must remain neutral with regard to the ideological beliefs of its faculty.