Dartmouth’s Bottom-Up Approach to Institutional Neutrality
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This year’s campus unrest has led at least 20 American colleges and universities to commit to institutional neutrality. In doing so, they seek to realize the principles of the 1967 Kalven Report, which calls for universities to avoid divisive political and social action in favor of “the discovery, improvement, and dissemination of knowledge.” But such administrative proclamations aren’t enough to establish American universities as hubs of free and open inquiry. Faculty must embrace institutional neutrality for their academic departments and institutes as well.
Originally published: December 20, 2024
Author: Sian Beilock
Position: President
Institution: Dartmouth College
Published by: The Wall Street Journal