I am going to be adding a variation on a "warrant canary" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary) to the syllabus for any classes that I teach. For example:

"I have _not_ been directed by the university, government, or any other organization to add, alter, or remove any portion of this course. Watch closely for if this notice is ever removed."

If/when institutions try to control what we teach, they may try to prevent sharing details of the ratfuckery that's happening

#academia #higherEducation #phdChat

Warrant canary - Wikipedia

@bpettis I think it's a good idea to add dated updates, like a dead man switch.

- January 2022: still no warrant.
- July 2022: Still no warrant.
- January 2023: Still no warrant.
- July 2023: Still no warrant.
- January 2024: Still no warrant.

People can tell when to start getting suspicious when the updates end.

@evan @bpettis Also, consider hosting the canary in a non-school controlled environment like a personal web page.