University of Wuhan NYU Medical School Muzzles Faculty Fighting Coronavirus
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NYU Medical School Muzzles Faculty Fighting Coronavirus
NYU medical school muzzles faculty fighting coronavirus
The NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health ordered faculty doctors on Saturday not to speak with reporters about COVID-19 without express approval from the Office of Communications and Marketing. Today, FIRE reminds the university that free speech and academic freedom do not become less important during a crisis. Read more >
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Zoom bombing. Never head of it before. Professors will not even give lectures any more. Too dangerous. Someone might hear something somehow.
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