Academia has come to mean the cultural accumulation of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations as well as its practitioners and transmitters
If Academic freedom (see link below) is hindered and the ability to have thoughts outside the realm of the "accepted" narrative is being limited, are we really educating?
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/12/21/defining-academic-freedom
Show Notes:
https://redscarepodcast.libsyn.com/propaganda-w-mark-crispin-miller
https://markcrispinmiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Letter-from-MCC-Faculty.pdf
https://markcrispinmiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Letter-to-MCC-colleagues.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays
Music Credits:
Intro: Eddy - Pure Adrenaline
Outro: Ryan Anderson - Faster! Faster! Faster!