Lehigh University faculty pass resolution on the Patriot Act

The Morning Call reports that the Lehigh faculty resolution does not condemn the law, but that it emphasizes the importance of civil liberties and academic freedoms, as well as making recommendations to the university administration.

” The resolution asks Lehigh’s administration to report international students, faculty and staff who are denied visas to teach or study at the university and research that is suppressed for security or political reasons. It calls for the university to post warnings to library, bookstore and computer lab users about the potential for inspection of records and personal information.

The resolution also requests elected officials in Bethlehem and elsewhere to honor the principles of the U.S. Constitution.”