April 11, 2003

Professors at Irvine Valley College Protest Warning on War Discussions

By SCOTT SMALLWOOD

A vice president at Irvine Valley College has warned professors not to discuss the war in Iraq in their classrooms unless the course is directly related to the issue -- a suggestion that several professors say infringes on academic freedom.

Dennis W. White, vice president for academic instruction at the Southern California community college, said he was responding to complaints from students when he sent the e-mail message to deans and department chairs. In it, he wrote: "It has

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