In December 2013, the regents of the University of Kansas waged a direct assault on academic freedom, allowing the "CEO" of a state university to "suspend, dismiss or terminate from employment any faculty or staff member who makes improper use of social media." "Improper use" includes speech that "interferes with the regular operation of the university, or otherwise adversely affects the university's ability to efficiently provide services," or "is contrary to the best interests of the University." The justification of such radical curtailment of academic freedom was to protect transactions and relations between the university and state legislators.

Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos, loc. 663