International
This section provides a comparative and global perspective on academic freedom. It features collaborations with global academic networks, reports from international watchdogs, and cross-border issues like visa restrictions, academic boycotts, and strained partnerships, threats to syllabi etc. from across the globe.
Academic freedom is the loser when big donors hound US university presidents
Robert Reich | 12 December 2023 | The Guardian
Israeli Academics Join Call for US to End 'Unconditional Support' for Gaza Assault
Jake Johnson | 11 December 2023 | Common Dreams
The ‘Palestinian Question’ and the ‘suspension of thought’
Sharon Dell | 10 December 2023 | University World News
University of Pennsylvania president quits after uproar over antisemitism response
Sudeep Lavania (Ed) | 10 December 2023 | India Today
Lawmakers press Harvard, MIT, Penn boards to remove leaders
Bianca Quilantan | 08 December 2023 | Politico
Documentary Fuels Academic Freedom Debates
Kathryn Palmer | 07 December 2023 | Inside Higher Ed
Our academic freedom is at stake
Allison Santa-Cruz | 05 December 2023 | The Daily Pennsylvanian
Penn violated academic freedom by banning 'Israelism' film, Middle East Studies Association says
Ethan Young | 05 December 2023 | The Daily Pennsylvanian
UC Faculty Oppose Plans for ‘Viewpoint-Neutral’ Middle East History
Sara Weissman | 01 December 2023 | Inside Higher Ed
Is academic freedom in crisis?
Bridget Balch | 29 November 2023 | Association of American Medical Colleges
Soup of the Day – Free Speech and Academic Freedom, with contributions from Gerald Lang and Robert Simpson
Samuel Rowan | 29 November 2023 | The Pea Soup
Donations should not be conditional on student speech
Jackson Baldrate | 27 November 2023 | The Daily Princetonian
UK researchers need to know academic freedom is safe from political interference
Jamie Durrani | 24 November 2023 | Chemistry World
Zambia’s information bill: A blow to academic freedom?
Zachariah Mushawatu | 23 November 2023 | University World News
The Harvard Law Review Refused to Run This Piece About Genocide in Gaza
Dilip Simeon | 23 November 2023 | After the Truth Shower
Harvard Law Review Editors Vote To Kill Article About Genocide In Gaza
Natasha Lennard | 21 November 2023 | The Intercept
Scholars at Risk Ireland issue Statement regarding the ongoing conflict in Israel/Palestine
Scholars at Risk-Ireland | November 2023
The Israel–Hamas conflict: voices from scientists on the front lines
Nature News Team & Freelance Reporters | 16 November 2023 | Nature
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