Prof Prachi SrivastavaThis is why, for all its flaws, we have tenure in #Academia.
Tenure is meant to protect freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of knowledge.
It is meant to be an institutionalised system to protect democratic debate and to speak, without fear, in the public interest.
Tenure is the hill.
@academicchatter @academicsunite
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/25/texas-a-m-professor-opioids-dan-patrick/
Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture
The professor, an expert on the opioids crisis, was placed on paid administrative leave and investigated, raising questions about the extent of political interference in higher education, particularly in health-related matters.
Kevin Leecaster