Quote from: Parasaurolophus on March 27, 2024, 03:33:01 PMNPR's report on the https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/202/detailslaw.QuoteA new Indiana law allows universities to revoke a professor's tenure if they don't promote so-called "intellectual diversity" in the classroom.
Supporters of the measure say it will make universities more accepting of conservative students and academics. But many professors worry the law could put their careers in jeopardy for what they say, or don't say, in the classroom.
"I'd say it ends tenure in the state of Indiana as we know it," said Ben Robinson, associate professor of Germanic Studies at Indiana University. . .
The law also creates a system where students and staff can submit complaints that could be considered in tenure reviews.
I don't imagine this will lead to more communists being hired in business schools or economics departments.
If its objective is to get more conservatives hired, I'm not sure that the law can actually do that consistently, rather than simply requiring you to hire a bunch of rando wackos. But also, how will this "intellectual diversity" be measured? By political party membership?