I recently posted to SSRN a draft of my new paper on "How Speech-Based Immigration Restrictions Threaten Academic Freedom." It is forthcoming in Lee Bollinger and Geoffrey Stone, eds., Academic ...

The innovative strength of a society depends on the level of academic freedom. An international team has now demonstrated this relationship. The researchers analyzed patent applications and patent ...

Defending academic freedom is an all-hands-on-deck emergency. From the current administration’s scrutiny of (and executive orders related to) higher education, to state legislative overreach and ...

The UNC Systems’ Committee on University Governance gave an initial nod Wednesday to a formal definition for academic freedom. “Academic freedom as a concept is included in our code and has been for ...

With their wealth, exclusivity and global clout, American universities are an easy target for populist resentment. For Americans frustrated by inequality and cultural alienation, there may be a ...

State legislatures restricting what faculty can teach about race or gender — banning discussions on transgender and nonbinary identities. Public health scholars facing political retaliation for ...

At an event titled “Academic Freedom: What Remains?” hosted by Brown’s Democracy Project on Friday, four panelists discussed the current state of academic freedom at U.S. universities as they face ...

A new UNC System definition of “academic freedom” received unanimous approval from the system’s Board of Governors university governance committee on Wednesday, impacting the state’s 17 public ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. UNC Board of Governors voted a new definition of academic freedom into policy. Policy excludes non‑pedagogical content, banned ...

Academic freedom is often described as a cornerstone of democratic society. Politicians regularly claim to defend it, universities invoke it in mission statements and most members of the public say ...

Last week, Delhi University Professor Apoorvanand Jha was denied permission to travel abroad for an academic seminar as he refused to get the paper he was presenting vetted by the Union government.

Academic freedom means students, lecturers and researchers are free to express their ideas while also safeguarding the independence of universities. According to a new report, academic freedom remains ...