Academic Freedom

They have become a gold standard among institutions that wish to show their commitment to American higher education's core principle of freedom of expression, argues Michael Poliakoff.

Our academic freedom may be at stake, writes Julie Kim, if most of our paycheck is controlled by a hospital that is affiliated with but not owned by the institution.

Board chair earlier said he was consulting with lawyers about ways to take action against faculty member over his comments in speech on Palestinian cause.

Their main shortcoming is in the false assurance they offer colleges and universities, argues Sigal Ben-Porath.

Scholars say their field is coming under increasing pressures from forces outside the academy who want to delegitimize it.

Central European University says the Hungarian government has forced it to move its main campus from Budapest to Vienna.

Temple professor lost his job as CNN commentator over speech he gave at United Nations. University says it is defending his right to free speech, but board chair's comments suggest institution is trying to find a way to punish him.

Adult film star's invite to campus gets a Wisconsin chancellor in trouble. Some see hypocrisy on the part of the state university system, which passed a lengthy free speech policy just last year. Does the system only care about some speech?