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Column: Support academic freedom, but don’t deny oversight

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gestures as he talks with reporters after greeting voters at a polling station on Election Day, Nov. 7, in Glenn Allen. The Youngkin administration has come under scrutiny for requesting to review syllabi for classes at Virginia Commonwealth and George Mason universities. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gestures as he talks with reporters after greeting voters at a polling station on Election Day, Nov. 7, in Glenn Allen. The Youngkin administration has come under scrutiny for requesting to review syllabi for classes at Virginia Commonwealth and George Mason universities. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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State officials should be able to conduct oversight of higher education — within reason, William Waddell, a former instructor at the University of Virginia School of Law, writes in a guest column.

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