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.
Tenure is Declining in U.S. Medical Schools. Could This Threaten Academic Freedom?
Bridget Balch | 23 April 2024 | AAMC
Columbia University Witnesses Massive Faculty Walkout After Dozens of Student Arrests at Pro-Palestinian Protests
Ashima Grover | 23 April 2024 | Hindustan Times
Academic Freedom and Free Speech Are Distinct. Both Matter.
Danielle Allen | 19 April 2024 | The Harvard Crimson
Dozens of Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested as Columbia Clears Encampment
19 April 2024 | Al-Jazeera
OPINION: We Need Academic Freedom and Expression in Schools
M. Isabel Medina | 19 April 2024 | The Maroon
On National ‘Day of Action for Higher Ed,’ Some Rally, Others Strike
Ryan Quinn | 18 April 2024 | Inside Higher Ed
Statement by University of Southern California Student Asna Tabassum, Class of 2024 Valedictorian
Asna Tabassum | 16 April 2024 | CounterPunch
Schools are Censoring Websites for Suicide Prevention, Sex Ed, and even NASA
Tara García Mathewson | 13 April 2024 | The Markup & USA Today
2,000+ Academics Condemn Israel's Attacks on Gaza's Educational Infrastructure
11 April 2024 | The Wire
More academic freedom in Macau than Germany, philosopher says
Alex Lo | 11 April 2024 | South China Morning Post
A feminist praxis for academic freedom in the context of genocide in Gaza
Palestinian Feminist Collective | 11 April 2024 | Mondoweiss
The Jeremy Bentham Room Occupation: Highlighting UCL’s role in the Suppression of the People
Sirjan Narang and Robert Delaney | 8 April 2024 | The Cheese Grater
The Hurdles to Academic Freedom in Bangladesh
Sakhawat Sajjat Sejanis | 7 April | The Daily Star
Is This the End of Academic Freedom?
Paula Chakravartty and Vasuki Nesiah | 5 April 2024 | New York Times
Academic Freedom Declining Globally, Index Finds
Agence France-Presse | 4 April 2024 | RawStory
Leaders of Sociology Group Resist Call for Ceasefire Resolution
Ryan Quinn | 4 April 2024 | Inside Higher Ed
Russia and Belarus: A Litmus Test for the Bologna Process
Kateryna Suprun and Jussi Kivistö | 3 April 2024 | University World News
Overseas Students, Exchanges Deterred by Spy Laws
Yojana Sharma | 16 March 2024 | University World News
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