Deborah C. Smith is a professor of philosophy at Kent State University and president of its faculty union. Her research includes metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of language.
We have documented 1 statement by Deborah C. Smith, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Kent State philosophy professor and faculty-union president
Condemned
Statement summary
Smith says the investigation appeared to hinge on student discomfort and criticizes non-academics adjudicating academic-freedom questions.
“an example of the problem you have where you have professionals who aren't academics adjudicating these issues that really come down to academic freedom”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Ohio Senate Bill 1 investigation raises academic freedom concerns at Kent StateRussell and Smith interviews; quoted April determination and July appeal memo
Why we used this label
Smith criticizes how Kent State evaluated Russell's classroom discussion.
Bob Russell says Kent State's classroom-bias investigation damaged his career. A dean sustained his appeal in July over procedural concerns, but the university scheduled a new hearing. The dispute concerns his teaching and the fairness of its review.
