Bradford Vivian
@bradvivian.bsky.social
Prof/Author/Speaker (academic freedom, free speech, democracy)
*Author _Campus Misinformation: The Real Threat to Free Speech in American Higher Education_ (Oxford UP)
*Op-eds: TIME, Washington Post, The Chronicle, Inside Higher Ed, Philadelphia Inquirer
*Author _Campus Misinformation: The Real Threat to Free Speech in American Higher Education_ (Oxford UP)
*Op-eds: TIME, Washington Post, The Chronicle, Inside Higher Ed, Philadelphia Inquirer
We must insist on this basic factual framework in response to pundits, politicians, and journalists who take the specious “liberal takeover” thesis for granted in debates about what’s allegedly happening on college campuses today. 3/3
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We must insist on this basic factual framework in response to pundits, politicians, and journalists who take the specious “liberal takeover” thesis for granted in debates about what’s allegedly happening on college campuses today. 3/3
There is no “liberal” or “woke” overtaking of American higher ed. The dominant trend in our time is the opposite: widespread state censorship of academic freedom, free expression, and evidence-based learning or research. The dominant trend in higher education is authoritarian--full stop. 2/
November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
There is no “liberal” or “woke” overtaking of American higher ed. The dominant trend in our time is the opposite: widespread state censorship of academic freedom, free expression, and evidence-based learning or research. The dominant trend in higher education is authoritarian--full stop. 2/