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Debate at Montana University
February 1, 2007 by Anne D. Neal and Roger Bowen Download PDF
ACTA president Anne Neal participates in an informal debate with AAUP general secretary Roger Bowen on academic freedom and academic responsibility. The event is sponsored by the University of Montana and The Montana Professor, an academic journal.
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