Academic Freedom

While the law has received much warranted attention, including numerous legal challenges, what’s missing is the risk for educators of potential lawsuits, writes Andrew Joseph Pegoda.

A professor of climate science who opposed diversity initiatives cries foul over a canceled lecture. His supporters say this threatens science communication, but he’s been invited to speak at MIT in another capacity.

Truckee Meadows Community College seeks to terminate a tenured professor of math for being repeatedly uncooperative, but the professor says he was standing up for math standards.

The University of Northern Iowa removed a professor from in-person teaching because he required masks in his close-quarters lab. He says he's not budging, and he's asking for other professors to join him.

Professors want to know more -- much more -- about a center dedicated to private enterprise and individual rights that has apparently been in the works for years.

University of Dallas professor takes heat for saying “China virus” in his syllabus, while university is criticized for asking professor to change that language.

Syracuse University offers full-throated defense for a professor targeted for her views about Sept. 11, prompting other academics to wonder why more institutions don’t defend even divisive scholars in this way.

University System of Georgia professors demand a mask mandate and more options for teaching students in quarantine. System considers disciplinary action, up to suspension, for professors who take COVID-19 mitigation into their own hands.