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Dr. Emily Friedman
@ecfriedman.com

“Universities exist precisely because specialized knowledge matters. The further decisions move from those with the expertise, the more educational quality suffers, and the more students bear the consequences.”

alabamareflector.comCommentary: When curriculum decisions get taken from educators | Alabama ReflectorWe would not want the Board of Trustees to design an engineering curriculum. Why would we let them meddle in other courses?

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Anne Leader
@anneleaderphd.bsky.social

The article neglects to mention that AU employees and faculty are now required to refer to the body of water that Alabama touches as the "Gulf of America." Or, the body of water formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico is apparently okay, at least in history classrooms.

Dr. Emily Friedman
@ecfriedman.com

I appreciate that my colleagues leading AAUP have a laser-focused sense of how to communicate to the public they have to try their damndest to sway. It’s delicate and thankless work.

Anne Leader
@anneleaderphd.bsky.social

Horrible. I feel so sorry for everyone. And I didn’t mean to imply the lack of that factoid was an oversight. More for your readers to know just how cra cra it is. You picked a good year to sabbatical

Dr. Emily Friedman
@ecfriedman.com

I do not know what my job will look like when I return. My work at the Folger was intended to support the transformation of the core curriculum — a multiyear project that was being carefully undertaken by so many faculty members investing so much time on top of their regular responsibilities.