Academic Freedom

The disastrous deal between Columbia and the federal government only strengthens illiberal rule behind a façade of liberal values, Austin Sarat writes.

By Austin Sarat

Lawmakers in Topeka, like those in some other state capitals, used a budget bill to order nonfinancial changes to public higher ed. DEI was the target this time.

The strongest defenses of academic freedom derive from arguments for judicial independence and religious liberty, Adam Sitze writes.

By Adam Sitze

Republican representatives condemned a Georgetown University scholar’s alleged post on the United States’ bombing of Iran. The university’s president said the professor is being investigated and punished.

New federal policies and proposals to restrict international students and cross-border research collaborations are highly intrusive and ill-conceived, Neal McCluskey and Kayla Susalla write.

By Neal McCluskey and Kayla Susalla

Bonnie Gordon asks what the University of Virginia will look like in four years.

By Bonnie Gordon