DU respects autonomy, won’t take steps to curb academic freedom: Vice-Chancellor
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 14 December 2023 | The Indian Express
Delhi University is not taking any steps towards curbing academic freedom, said Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh Thursday after concerns were raised over the varsity setting up a panel to frame social media use by staff.
Assuring that DU will always welcome debate and discussion, Singh told The Indian Express, “We respect autonomy, we respect academic freedom… People are welcome to write whatever they wish to about the university. The image of our institute won’t get distorted by a few people taking things to social media… we want to maintain academic freedom but it should not cause distress to someone in the community or attack someone personally.”
On Wednesday, The Indian Express reported that the varsity had constituted a six-member committee to frame policies on the use of social media platforms by its employees.
Sanjeev Singh, who was appointed chairperson of this panel, said the idea behind framing the policy was to ensure “effective use of social media for university members” as it plays a huge role in teacher-student communication.