Claims of success seem unwarranted. Claims of success seem unwarranted. The draft omits all suggested additions. The next added paragraph is new. The end specified here is a welcome addition and was missing from the June draft.
Academic freedom does cover unpopular ideas.
Rubin points out that protecting academic freedom is the responsibility of faculty, not the administration. As universities become more self-financed, the conflict between academic freedom and perceived monetary welfare of the institution is likely to become more acute. The events surrounding Gary Snyder's speech are cited as a case in point. Rubin also finds the sentence about senior faculty protecting junior faculty patronizing. Omit the first sentence of this paragraph.