AAUP Censors NIC Re: Teacher Flap

Item: NIC subject of scolding: School violated academic freedom by letting part-timer go, AAUP says /Alison Boggs, SR

More Info: The case of a North Idaho College instructor who wasn’t reappointed after a student accused her of bashing Republicans prompted a national organization to censure the Coeur d’Alene college, saying it violated the principles of academic freedom. The 47,000-member American Association of University Professors says the case will test the organization’s policies regarding treatment of part-time and adjunct faculty, who constitute about 50 percent of college and university instructors nationwide.

Question: I’m all for academic freedom. However, after I’ve watched the SR newsroom halved in the last 8 years via layoffs and buyouts, I must admit I can’t get too excited re: a controversial part-time instructor not getting re-hired. And I off-base here?