A plea for academic responsibility as well as for academic freedom so that a university will be equipped to resist invasions of freedom from any quarter was voiced here tonight by Prof. Selig Brodetsky, president of the Hebrew University. He spoke at a dinner in his honor, sponsored by the American Friends of the University, which was attended by more than 500 educators and civic leaders.
In support of his plea, Prof. Brodetsky cited the German universities which, he said, excelled in scholarship and research, but lacked the “ethical basis” which would have caused them to “protest and, if nocessary, to rebel” when the Nazis seized power in Germany.
He also announced that the needs of the expanding Hebrew University had caused the Board of Governors to set their sights above the day-to-day fiscal policy and launch a campaign for $2,800,000 in order to best serve the Jewish state. He reported that the University had begun its academic year with a record enrollment of 1,300 students and over 200 faculty members.
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