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Academic Freedom Organization Defends Law Professor Being Investigated For Criticizing Chinese Communist Government

Ashe Schow
Academic Freedom Organization Defends Law Professor Being Investigated For Criticizing Chinese Communist Government
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Following the news that a law professor at the University of San Diego is being investigated for a personal blog post that criticized the Chinese communist government, a noted academic freedom organization has released a statement in defense of the professor.

The Academic Freedom Alliance is an organization launched earlier this month with more than 200 left- and right-leaning scholars who advocate for academic freedom. The organization’s first official statement was in defense of Tom Smith, who is under investigation for a blog post clearly referencing the Chinese government that was misinterpreted.

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