Academic Freedom

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University strengthens its masking policy one day after a department chair quits over it. The professor says the policy update still leaves professors on the hook for enforcement, with no clear recourse.

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education says threats against scholars’ speech rights increasingly come from students -- and from the political left.

University of Nebraska system Board of Regents voted down a proposal to ban the "imposition" of critical race theory in the classroom. Students and faculty members wanted that outcome, but some worry about the damage that's already been done.

University of Iowa said professors could only talk to students about face masks and vaccinations in course-related discussions about health. Faculty advocates said no way.

Growing efforts to curtail free speech and academic freedom endanger the ability to cultivate the informed citizenry on which our democracy depends, write David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler.

Garrett Felber maintains he was let go for his politics and outspokenness but that he’s ready to move on. Concerns linger about the climate for academic freedom on campus.

I train K-12 teachers to use such research-based practices in their classrooms, writes Rosalie Metro, but bans on critical race theory could make this illegal.

The two groups differ on what may be done to prevent racist statements in class.