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That Same Ol’ Authoritarian Playbook
Throughout history, autocrats have gone after higher ed finances to control institutions’ culture.
How the Stop WOKE Act Ruling Strengthened Academic Freedom
A conversation with Tim Cain, an academic freedom expert and professor of higher education at the University of Georgia.
Immigration, Federalism and Access to Higher Education
In a Q&A with Anna O. Law, Dominique Baker discusses how the history of migration in the United States impacts the current fight over access to higher education for undocumented students.
HBCUs and the Uneven Legacy of Academic Freedom
Eddie R. Cole explores the complicated history around protecting scholars at historically Black colleges and universities and the risks of political interference in accreditation.
The Danger of Silence When Academic Freedom Is Under Threat
Inaction from rank-and-file workers enabled government censorship during the Red Scares.
How Elite Institutions Aided the Red Scare Attack on Academic Freedom
Powerful organizations during the Red Scares crafted a world where “academic freedom” was conditional on political allegiance.
Censorship Arrives on Campus
In her debut column, “Echoes in the Quad,” higher education policy scholar Dominique J. Baker explores how the political oppression of the McCarthy era reverberates in the stifling of academic freedom today.