Intellectual Freedom and Pat Tillman JOHN JOTA LEAÑOS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ

Gracias. I wanted to extend my thanks to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for organizing this event on Intellectual Freedom. As Arizona State University mutates and is being transformed before our eyes into the so-called “New American University,” it is important for us to proceed in an open and self-critical manner about our dedication to the democratic precepts of free speech, academic, artistic, and intellectual freedom.