Neutrality's effects on academic freedom
成果类型：
Editorial Material
署名作者：
Thorp, H. Holden
刊物名称：
SCIENCE
ISSN/ISSBN：
0036-10976
DOI：
10.1126/science.adr8867
发表日期：
2024-07-26
页码：
347-347
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摘要：
The idea that universities in the United States-and especially their presidents-should be politically neutral was taking hold long before their recent struggles in responding to the Israel-Hamas war. A document called the Kalven Report that was produced at the University of Chicago in 1967 famously declared that the university is the home and sponsor of critics; it is not itself the critic. Thus, in matters of political controversy, the university best serves its faculty and students by remaining neutral so that those with disciplinary expertise can opine freely. Neutrality makes good sense when it comes to political issues that by their nature are matters of opinion. But what about matters of science, especially when a finding has powerful political implications such as studies on climate or vaccines? Where should universities draw the line?