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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.
In Defense of Prof. Sasanka Perera: Academic Freedom & the Cost of Intellectual Honesty
Roshan Pussewela | 01 September 2024 | Colombo Telegraph
Under Modi Govt, JNU’s academic Expenditure Nearly Halved
30 August 2024 | National Herald
South Asian University Row: Alumni Slam Disciplinary Action Against Sri Lankan Sociologist
27 August 2024 | The Wire
JNU Students Union Ends 17-day Hunger Strike, University Agrees to Demands
Vasudha Mukherjee | 27 August 2024 | Business Standard
Teachers’ Body Nudge to President Droupadi Murmu on Plea Against Delhi University’s Law Course
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 27 August 2024 | The Telegraph
Ambedkar University Delhi Faces Heavy Attrition as Faculty Members Allege Arbitrary Demotion, Discrimination
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 27 August 2024 | The Telegraph
Aaj Tak Describes Progressive Students Forum at TISS Mumbai as Pakistan Students Federation, Retracts After Criticism
24 August 2024 | Maktoob Media
Delhi Police Stop Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ March to Education Ministry
24 August 2024 | The Telegraph
Ambedkar University Professors Hold Talk on Casteism Outside Entry Gate After Speaker Denied Entry
PTI | 23 August 2024 | The Print
How Higher Education Fails Its Guest Faculty
Abhaya NB | 22 August 2024 | The Deccan Herald
JNU: Protest over Vice-chancellor's Plan to ‘Privatise’ Assets to Address Funds Shortage
Basant Kumar Mohanty and Pheroze L. Vincent | 22 August 2024 | The Telegraph
Himanta Escalates War with Muslim-owned University, Suggests Curbs on Assam Govt Jobs for its Students
Sukrita Baruah | 22 August 2024 | The Indian Express
How the Government Undercut TISS Over the Past Decade
Johanna Deeksha | 21 August 2024 | Scroll.in
Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai Bans Left Student Group Progressive Students’ Forum
20 August 2024 | Maktoob Media
From Protests And Suspensions to Noam Chomsky: The Decline of South Asian University
Jayati Ghosh | 19 August 2024 | The Indian Express
Teachers Go To VC As DU Marks Many Quota Candidates ‘Unsuitable’ For Faculty
Meghna Dhulia | 18 August 2024 | The Times of India
In TISS Mumbai Independence Day Speech, Speaker Makes Anti-minority Rhetoric, Propagates Hindutva
17 August 2024 | Maktoob Media
ABVP Vandalises Palestinian Flag Mural at University of Hyderabad
17 August 2024 | The Siasat Daily
Delhi University Will Teach Gandhi, Ambedkar, Savarkar, but Not Iqbal, Says Vice-Chancellor
15 August 2024 | The Times of India
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