University of Denver Calls Teaching 'Sexual Harassment,' Ignores Faculty; AAUP Launches Inquiry
DENVER, December 12, 2011—University of Denver Professor Arthur N. Gilbert is daring to teach his "Drug War" course again after the university violated his academic freedom and suspended him earlier this year, deeming his teaching about sexual issues "sexual harassment." Over the objections of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), a faculty committee, and the University of Denver chapter of the American Association of University Professors (DU AAUP), DU refuses to correct its error. On November 30, the national AAUP opened an inquiry into the case.
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