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California passes law that would seem to prohibit academics at public institutions from visiting countries…

Brian Leiter

…that discriminate against LGBT citizens–which is a lot of countries!    Philosopher Michael Cholbi called this to my attention, but I haven't seen much on it, though it would seem to be a significant violation of the contractual right of California faculty to academic freedom, since there are many pedagogical and research-related reasons faculty might need to travel to countries with otherwise reprehensible policies.   Comments are open for readers who know more about this law and what it means.

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2 responses to “California passes law that would seem to prohibit academics at public institutions from visiting countries…”

  1. Robert Gressis

    I was under the impression that the bill doesn't *forbid* academics traveling to any *country* that has anti-LGBT legislation; instead, I was under the impression that the bill says that public California educational institutions *are no longer allowed to fund* academics' travel to *states in the United States* that sponsor anti-LGBT legislation. Is this wrong?

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  2. Brian Leiter

    Sorry, I ran roughshod over that distinction in my post. But practically what it means is that research-related travel, that might have been university-funded, won't be because of the destination, not its academic relevance.

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