Academic Freedom
Academic freedom is the promise that instructors or researchers can teach and express ideas without professional reproductions. It’s something that separates academe from other careers. Increasingly for many scholars, this promise feels at risk.
Our news, opinion, and advice stories about academic freedom in higher education answer your questions, like:
Our news, opinion, and advice stories about academic freedom in higher education answer your questions, like:
- Where is academic freedom at risk?
- How are scholars defending academic freedom?
Advice: Working Better
How to stand up for academe in this era of constant attacks from federal and state governments.
'Selective Inaction'
The UNC Chapel Hill board hasn’t tenured a single professor in fields outside the health sciences since January. The inaction has prompted confusion and alarm among faculty.
The Review | Conversation
Four scholars with very different opinions debate antisemitism on college campuses.
The Review | Essay
We must stand up to Trump’s reactionary arsonists.
The Fine Print
At least two institutions have been directed to comply with the order as a condition of getting NIH funding, marking a new front in the administration’s efforts to reshape the scientific ecosystem.
The Review | Opinion
A new bipartisan consensus is coming.
Policy Push
Riding a wave of conservative activism, several state legislatures have managed to pass laws that will change the college experience.
Law & Policy
However it’s settled, the dispute will have profound implications for the institution — and higher ed as a whole. Here are the arguments to watch for.
