Nearly a Year Later, Fallout From Salaita Case Lingers on Campuses

Steven Salaita, the controversial scholar whose job offer was revoked last year at the U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has finally secured another job. But recent events show that colleges are still wrestling with how to protect academic freedom when

Nearly a year has passed since the firing heard around the world.

Steven G. Salaita, whose job offer was revoked last summer by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign following a series of inflammatory tweets, has finally secured a position, at the American University of Beirut. But his legal case against the university continues, as does the broader debate about academic freedom and social media.

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