Wyoming: ‘60s Radical Loses Invitation to Speak

Source: New York Times Posted By: jenny J...5380 days ago

The University of Wyoming has canceled a speech by William Ayers, a Weather Underground founder, after the appearance raised objections from the public and politicians. Mr. Ayers, an education professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was scheduled to speak about social justice issues and education on Monday. He was invited by the university’s Social Justice Research Center. The university president, Tom Buchanan, said that academic freedom was a core principle of higher education but that....

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