Northwestern’s Faculty Assembly reached quorum for the first time April 21, and in a 338-83 vote — with 35 abstentions — endorsed 10 resolutions by NU’s chapter of the American Association of ...
In her book The Right to Learn, Valerie Johnson dives into the years-long erosion of academic freedom in red states and how universities must resist it. Valerie Johnson has watched—and fought ...
Maura Finkelstein is one of many scholars discovering that the traditional protections of academic freedom are no longer holding. Maura Finkelstein at her home in Brooklyn in April.Credit...Stefan ...
Today the concept of academic freedom may seem obvious to Americans. But the roots of academic freedom, which can be traced back to medieval European universities, were never certain. Back then, when ...
Volha Chykina has received funding from Mellon Foundation / Scholars at Risk to support her research on academic freedom. David P. Baker has received funding for research on higher education and ...
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 ...