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Focusing on colleges, universities, and research institutions, this page assesses how academic freedom is protected or restricted in India’s higher education landscape. It investigates issues such as faculty autonomy, campus censorship, regulatory control, political influence, and student rights. The content highlights case studies, policy developments, and ongoing debates that shape the freedom to teach, learn, and research.
JNU Teachers’ Association Raises Concerns Over Academic Standards, Harassment, Governance Issues
Atul Ashok Howale | 23 September 2023 | The Wire
JNU: The State of the University
Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers’ Association | 22 September 2023
What Ashoka University founder needs to realise: Andolans are at the heart of knowledge, creativity and politics
Peter Ronald DeSouza | 19 September 2023 | Indian Express
Will it happen for us, asks JNU VC on SC relief to Setalvad
Hemant Waje (ed.) | 18 September 2023 | Rediff
DUSU: BASF-Fraternity alliance says its candidates rejected unjustly, plans to move court
Ghazala Ahmad | 17 September 2023 | Maktoob Media
‘Ashoka is boring – thank god’: Co-founder’s post about protests contradicts university’s own vision
Kalpana Kannariban | 16 September 2023 | The Wire
How Ashoka University's Award-Winning Trivedi Centre for Political Data Was Hollowed Out
Devansh Mittal & Jyotsna Sidharth | 15 September 2023 | The Wire
JNU Professor Writes to President Murmu Alleging Harassment by University for 42 Months
13 September 2023 | The Wire
Ashoka University 'Breached Academic Norms', 'Forced Out' Gilles Verniers: Trivedi Centre Board
13 September 2023 | The Wire
‘Resign and apologise’: CPI (M) to IIT-Mandi director for linking meat-eating and landslides
PTI | 10 September 2023 | The Indian Express
ABVP opposes Shamsul Islam lecture; More than 10 activists taken into police custody
Shifa | 9 September 2023 | The Hindustan Gazette
Director of IIT Mandi Blames Himachal Landslides on… Meat‑Eating
Rohita Naraharisetty | 8 September 2023 | The Swaddle
Two Dalit Students' Suicides in Two Months Highlight 'Institutionalised Discrimination' at IITs
Tarushi Aswani | 8 September 2023 | The Wire
Supreme Court grants protection to JNU professor for his book on Anglo-Kuki war
Kanu Sarda | 6 September 2023 | India Today
‘Shrinking Academic Freedom, Crumbling Infra’: Why are AUD Faculty members protesting ?
Nalini Prateek | 4 September 2023 | Newsclick
In India, academic freedom is at stake in a row over research
Alishan Jafri | 31 August 2023 | Coda Story
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