University removes Green Library banner, citing institutional neutrality

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University removes Green Library banner, citing institutional neutrality

The University permanently removed the “K(no)w Justice, K(no)w Peace” banner over Cecil H. Green Library in early January to maintain institutional neutrality, Provost Jenny Martinez said at a Faculty Senate meeting on Jan. 26. The banner was put up in 2020 to promote the newly launched exhibit, “Say Their Names — No More Names” in response to the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The library staff organized the exhibit to bring attent…

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Conflict between artistic rights and political decisions led to the removal of the pedestal

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The Imposition of Teacher Neutrality

Throughout my career as a classroom teacher and a teacher educator, I have repeatedly heard different variations of the phrase, teachers should maintain neutrality in their teaching. Despite the pointed and thorough critiques of neutrality made by countless scholars, “the general public maintains a belief that teachers should be politically neutral” (Journell, 2022). On the surface, this position may seem reasonable. It is a sentiment that has a…