American Studies scholar Iván Chaar López fears UT's unexplained tenure denial violated his academic freedom amid scrutiny of ...

With universities under increased attack, there's a growing need for independent bodies to help protect academic freedom and ...

Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth will discuss their new book, “It’s Not Free Speech: Race, Democracy and the Future of Academic Freedom.” The protests of summer 2020, which were ignited by the murder ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a survey administered the week before this month’s presidential election, an overwhelming majority of college and university faculty reported that they believed academic freedom was in jeopardy.

In many countries, scientists have experienced a loss of academic freedom in recent years. This trend has been criticized on the basis of fundamental principles. However, there has been no research to ...

Academic freedom is in serious trouble in the English-speaking world. Episodes involving no-platforming, Twitter mobs, and efforts to dismiss professors make news regularly. The threat to academic ...

A conference on academic freedom proceeded Friday and Saturday under the auspices of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, despite faculty and student calls for Stanford to distance ...

Academic freedom, a Washington Post opinion piece recently asserted, “is under attack across the United States.” To wit, the American Association of University Professors in January lamented “a ...

Across the country, the issue of academic freedom is dominating discourse in higher education. The conversation is especially prominent at Harvard: In recent years on campus, affiliates have launched ...

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 ...