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Limits of Academic Freedom

University of Toronto supports an “anti-psychiatry” scholarship and the professor who championed it, but some fear impact of institutional endorsement of what they view as fake science.
Opinion

Coming in 2017

Colleges and universities should prepare for seven key trends in the new year, Lisa M. Rudgers and Julie A. Peterson advise.

MLA Rejects Israel Boycott

Vote by Delegate Assembly was 113-79. Body approves another measure, calling on association to refrain from the boycott.

Visa Denied

Georgetown graduate student who studies migrant labor issues is denied visa to study at university's campus in Qatar, raising academic freedom concerns.
Opinion

Are You Scared of Your Students?

A professor wonders whether the classroom has become an unsafe space for the faculty.
A photo illustration of the Israeli and Palestinian flags, with a rather grimy filter.

Boycott Battle Ahead

Members of the Modern Language Association’s Delegate Assembly are set to debate a resolution to endorse the boycott of Israeli universities.

Drexel, Twitter and Academic Freedom

University issues new statement, explicitly recognizing one of its faculty members' tweets about "white genocide" as "protected speech," but also stressing "importance of choosing one’s words thoughtfully."

Big Legal Win for Climate Scientist

D.C. appeals court rules that bloggers who compared professor to Jerry Sandusky may be sued for defamation.