1. Larkin McPhee, writer-director-producer of the ‘Troubled Waters’ film I worked on last year, speaks about documentary filmmaking and the search for truth.

    via Minnesota Public Radio News

     
  2. President Bruininks has portrayed himself as the valiant guardian of academic freedom in the Troubled Waters drama. But increasing dependency on private support — his policy — along with the glaring conflicts of interest within the administration — his people — have put that freedom into doubt. As private money and conflicts with that money pervade the University, it needs to implement more safeguards to protect its mission as an institution of public education.
    — I’m moving on, but still lots of questions linger on the academic freedom issue. This editorial in today’s MN Daily spells it out once more.