Academic Freedom

David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler write that the pandemic has helped fuel growing government intervention in higher ed.

Universities everywhere should fear what comes next in Nicaragua and elsewhere in the region, Tom Hare and Estela Rivero write.

Florida’s faculty union is urging students, faculty and staff members to ignore a state-mandated survey on the climate for college viewpoint diversity.

Higher ed must stand against the real threats to free expression—the raft of legislation targeting the teaching of “divisive concepts,” Patricia McGuire writes.

FIRE demands the university end investigation of professor’s social media posts.

Yale professors and students question why a Chinese professor has been suspended prior to any actual charges against him. The case appears to be connected to the newly defunct federal China Initiative.

South Dakota passes an anti–critical race theory law affecting colleges and universities, while Wisconsin and Florida consider anti-CRT and curricular “transparency” bills.