Though we focus most often on the attacks on academic freedom and the free exchange of ideas that come from legislators, this summer saw its fare share of attacks on individual faculty. In Illinois, DePaul professor Finkelstein was both denied tenure and removed from teaching—a move many of his students felt had more to do with his politics than teaching. In California, the search for a dean for the new UC Irvine Law School was derailed this month when an offer to Professor Chemerinsky was rescinded—largely because of his controversial politics.