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U of Michigan faculty committee recommends adopting “institutional neutrality” and other principles related to expression and academic freedom (CORRECTED)

The 131-page report on "diversity of thought and freedom of expression" is here, and the news release is here.  Philosopher Chandra Sripada, who was on the faculty committee that prepared the report, summarizes the main themes:  'It endorses and defends institutional neutrality. It documents, via comments solicited from about 4,000 faculty, staff and students, that progressive voices are often seen as dominating the conversation, and those with dissenting perspectives often feel silenced. And it advocates for a standing University-wide 'initiative' to expand diversity of thought."

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