July 28, 2000
Indiana U. Professors Seek a Strong Defense of Free Speech
In the latest twist in the Bob Knight saga at Indiana University, 165 professors have signed a letter urging President Myles Brand to defend the free-speech rights of faculty members on campus -- especially the rights of an English professor who received a death threat after publicly criticizing the basketball coach.
The letter, released this month and signed by many prominent professors, cites "the recent controversy surrounding Professor Murray Sperber's
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