Universities fight unjust Cuba travel ban

by E Wayne Ross on January 8, 2008

St. Petersburg Times: Universities fight unjust travel ban
A Times Editorial

Named as a defendant in a lawsuit over academic freedom, the Florida university Board of Governors has now drawn a careful line of demarcation. It will defend the Legislature’s right to dictate where professors travel on the taxpayers’ dime, but it won’t put up with the disingenuous political crusade to stop even privately financed travel to places such as Cuba.