Academe Today: Does this university senate have too much power?

What the champions of institutional neutrality get wrong; why Clemson is suing its athletic conference; teaching students to be students; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Academe Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. GOVERNANCE DISPUTE [Does This University Senate Have Too Much Power?]( By Megan Zahneis [STORY IMAGE]( Trustees and administrators have initiated a study of shared governance at the University of Kentucky. Faculty members see an effort to strip them of their authority over educational policy. ADVERTISEMENT THE REVIEW | OPINION [More Colleges Are Swearing Off Political Positions. They’re Getting It Wrong.]( By John K. Wilson [STORY IMAGE]( The Kalven Report, which first articulated the concept of institutional neutrality on controversial topics, was supposed to protect faculty members, not silence them. 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