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"The university is not a community center. Its independence must not be subverted by subjecting it to “community” control. It has a mission: to produce knowledge and advance scholarly inquiry, even when controversial — perhaps especially when controversial." Alexander Jabbari
Community Groups Shouldn’t Dictate Academic Hiringwww.chronicle.com Recently, the University of Minnesota tarnished its reputation by caving to community pressure over the hiring of a director for its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.