The University’s outgoing vice provost for academic affairs, who oversaw adherence to the Kalven Report, was on the committee behind a new report that some faculty have viewed as antithetical to institutional neutrality.
We ask that the University publicly confirm that it will not cooperate with immigration authorities or with requests for information about students, faculty, and staff that are not strictly required by law.
At the event, Kalven questioned whether the Report’s principles on institutional neutrality represent a “living tradition” and emphasized the importance of the obligation clause.
Panelists discussed what some view as contradictions between the University’s stated values in documents like the Kalven Report and its material and economic activities as an employer, educator, investor, and public body.
The November election will likely determine whether a federal bill calling on all non-sectarian higher education institutions in the country to adopt the Chicago Principles has a chance of passing.
President Paul Alivisatos and Dean of Students Michele Rasmussen emailed the University community to emphasize the University’s commitment to free expression.
The University has not publicly announced plans for the Center, though a job listing for an executive director has been online since last month.
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