Anonymous Patron writes “San Antonio college returns N.Y. Times to library after protest The library director at the University of the Incarnate Word has reinstated the library’s print subscription to the New York Times after canceling it in protest of the newspaper’s report on a secret government program to track terrorist financing.
The Bush administration and conservatives have blasted the Times, saying it endangered national security by publishing leaked reports about the program.
“In retrospect, I made a personal decision perhaps in too great haste and did not seek other input,” Morgan said. “I wanted to send a message in protest.””
Inside Higher Education Comments
Here I’ve posted comments from professors and librarians over at Inside Higher Education.
Here is a link to a San Antonio opinion piece that discusses the way Dean Morgan ignored his university’s mission and his profession’s ethics.