An interesting Address by the President of Chicago Delivered at Columbia University

This is a little post about a recently speech that gave Robert J. Zimmer At Columbia University in October 21, 2009.

The name of the conference: “What Is Academic Freedom for?”.

my 3 cents…

Nowadays and more than ever, academic freedom is at the central debate of our society. We have to be reflexive about its implications for research freedom and, using Zimmer words: “Universities are institutions with a long history and the prospects for a very long future. It is essential to preserve their value, their capacity for inquiry, discovery, and education over time, which will inevitably far outlast any particular political issue of the day, no matter how important it is”.

Discussions will be often difficult and sometimes we can even think that we are loosing too energy or time talking about our differences. But preserving the freedom will always be a struggle. It was and I is goin to be!.

I invite you to read this words here.

Any comments?