Academic freedom?

Frank Ellis, the lecturer who caused outrage when he claimed that black people were on average less intelligent than whites, has been gagged by Leeds University.
The Russian and Slavonic studies lecturer has been told by the university that he could face dismissal if he makes any more comments to the media on the matter.
In an interview with a student newspaper two weeks ago, Dr Ellis said that whites displayed a superior intelligence. He said he would support repatriation if it were done "humanely".

His comments sparked a protest among Leeds students, some of whom have boycotted his classes. The Commission for Racial Equality criticised Leeds for its failure to respond to students' complaints.
The university denounced Dr Ellis's views as "abhorrent to the overwhelming majority of our staff and students."
"abhorrent" eh..... no attempt to address the truth (or otherwise) of what Ellis says. Because truth must take second place to feelings.
Friends of Dr Ellis said he was furious at the threat of dismissal and considered such a ban a violation of human rights legislation.
"He feels that not only has Gair (the University secretary) publicly aligned himself with student activists who claim Frank has said blacks are genetically inferior - which he has not - but, by imposing this censorship ban, he is preventing him from replying. He believes that is a gross abuse of university authority.
"He feels the fact that a university can threaten one of its academics with disciplinary measures for raising crucial issues on race, feminism and multiculturalism supports his assertion that on these themes universities are craven and corrupt."

The whole idea of open enquiry and debate in universities is dead and buried. The role of academics is now to recycle the current orthodoxy and to indoctrinate students with a "correct" view of the world. And God help any of them brave enough to question or criticise that view.

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