A Lobby Forms to Battle Against Lobbying Tenure Cases

by E Wayne Ross on October 23, 2007

The Chronicle News Blog: A Lobby Forms to Battle Against Lobbying Tenure Cases

Calling itself the “Ad Hoc Committee to Defend the University,” a group of five prominent academics has posted an online rallying cry against “outside groups seeking to influence what is taught and who can teach” in academe. The group is especially concerned about the recent spate of popular campaigns to sink the careers of scholars who criticize Israel.