Universities, what for? with Marc Spooner

A small question!

References and suggested readings:

• Marc Spooner and James McNinch, eds. 2026. Knowledge Under Siege: Charting a Future for Universities. University of Regina Press. 
• Marc Spooner and James McNich, eds. 2018. Dissident Knowledge in Higher Education. University of Regina Press.
• Ellen Schrecker. 1986. No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and the Universities.
• AAUP’s 1915 Declaration and 1940 Statement
• Michael Atzmon, John Cheney-Lippold, Gary D. Krenz, and Melanie S. Tanielian, eds. 2026. In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis. Disobedience Press.
• Brian Soucek. 2026. The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education. University of Chicago Press. 
• The Opinionated University episode with Brian Soucek 
• Creating the AAUP episode with Hank Reichman 
• Marc Spooner’s faculty page