Academic Freedom

NYU professor who was invited to show his acclaimed film at Syracuse U conference is then told not to come because of his nationality. University vows to invite him another time.

Northwestern orders professor to stay away. She says she is being punished for her activism. Some professors defend university, saying she made them fear for safety.

A significant -- and vocal -- contingent of students increasingly regards free speech as nothing more than a weapon of the rich, the powerful and the privileged, writes Jeffrey Aaron Snyder.

Pizza baron's gift to Wayne State business school draws scrutiny over provisions requiring consulting with donors on certain courses and stipulations on what a dean should be paid.

After a year of protests nationwide, one university is trying to be clear about what students should expect.

Ruling denies injunction professors sought to block new Texas law.

Author of the 1988 book Profscam, conservative talk radio host Charles Sykes, discusses his new book that again takes on higher education.

North Carolina legislators raised concerns when they funded the creation of a new entity at Chapel Hill to explore environmental policy and research.