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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.
In FIRE’s latest video, McArdle sits down to discuss these issues and more in a wide-ranging interview.
For a complete video transcript, please visit: https://www.thefire.org/article/16319.html
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