PUBLIC MARKS with tag "upei administration"

Faculty at the University of Prince Edward Island have expressed concern over the erosion of free speech on campus, following the confiscation last month of the student newspaper that had reprinted the notorious Danish cartoons. The Post ran several letters from professors, criticizing this action. But things may get worse. The university administration is currently in negotiations with the Faculty Association over a new collective agreement, and a strike seems imminent. They are particularly insistent that the new contract include a "Code of Conduct" that would obligate the faculty to "act in a manner that will contribute positively to the overall vision, mission and reputation" of UPEI.

UPEI administrators acknowledge that the press should be free; they just don't believe it. Or rather, they believe the press should be free as long as it is not controversial. Or perhaps they fear rioting? Did the paper tell students to riot? Of course not, but the administrators don't want trouble. Is that how it works now? Those willing to threaten violence now determine what goes on at universities? There comes a time when you have to stand up to the bullies. That time is now. To do otherwise is cowardly.