Poll Question: February 01, 2023 to February 07, 2023
The traditional mission and goal of the university is to be a place of academic inquiry and free speech. This week former Mount Royal University Professor Frances Widdowson’s scheduled lecture on “How Wokeism Threatens Academic Freedom” at the University of Lethbridge was cancelled by the U of L President and Vice-Chancellor responding to a complaint from the Student Union among others.
Background information
Alberta university cancels speech by fired anti-wokeism professor, National Post, January 30, 2023
Watch Frances Widdowson lecture: “How Wokeism Threatens Academic Freedom”
