Columbia Head Addresses Academic Freedom

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He said that while there should be reviews and accountability at universities for courses and classes to make sure the full range of a subject is taught, it's not for those outside the college community to do it.

"When there are lines to be drawn, we must and will be the ones to do it," he said. "Not outside actors. Not politicians, not pressure groups, not the media. Ours is and must remain a system of self-government."