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In January of this year, State Representative Emory Dunahoo, R-Gillsville requested that all schools within the University System of Georgia answer the following questions:
The System determined we had a legal responsibility to respond to these questions. This happened in the context of greater surveillance in higher education nationwide--from “watch lists” purporting to out “liberal” professors or a recent bill in Florida, that has passed the legislature and is being considered by the Governor, which purports to protect “ideological freedom” and allows students to secretly record professors but which critics argue stifles free speech and intellectual freedom.
In this particular discussion, we are going to explore our reactions to the overtly politicized questions from the Georgia State Legislature and how it has impacted our, or our colleagues, teaching.
In January of this year, State Representative Emory Dunahoo, R-Gillsville requested that all schools within the University System of Georgia answer the following questions:
The System determined we had a legal responsibility to respond to these questions. This happened in the context of greater surveillance in higher education nationwide--from “watch lists” purporting to out “liberal” professors or a recent bill in Florida, that has passed the legislature and is being considered by the Governor, which purports to protect “ideological freedom” and allows students to secretly record professors but which critics argue stifles free speech and intellectual freedom.
In this particular discussion, we are going to explore our reactions to the overtly politicized questions from the Georgia State Legislature and how it has impacted our, or our colleagues, teaching.