Academic freedom is an essential element of a robust higher education system, yet it is still often misunderstood by many, ...

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 ...

Infringements on academic freedom. The UNESCO defines academic freedom as “the right, without constriction by prescribed doctrine, to freedom of teaching and discussion, freedom ...

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 ...

S ince its founding, in 1915, the American Association of University Professors has been the most prominent guardian of academic freedom for faculty members and students, defending that freedom ...

A new report from Yale AAUP reveals that a substantial portion of faculty perceives a significant deterioration of academic freedom since January 2025.

It’s been nearly a decade since the development of the Chicago principles on campus free expression. In 2014, the University of Chicago’s then president and provost appointed the Committee on Freedom ...

The Academic Council’s Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility, Freedom of Expression and Engagement held a town hall Wednesday to hear feedback from community members about their perception ...

Nearly every week brings news of another assault on academic freedom by the Trump administration and its red state allies, seeking to control who can teach and what can be taught in colleges and ...

The principle is highly valued by many at American universities, but critics say it is sometimes invoked to dodge repercussions. By Alan Blinder The petition that emerged on Sunday as Claudine Gay, ...

O n September 12, Hamline University held a forum on academic freedom. The forum was presented as a response to the incident that occurred last year involving the teaching of a work of Islamic art ...