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.

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Police Allegedly Use Rubber Bullets and Teargas at University Protest in Georgia

Timothy Pratt, Maya Yang and Erum Salam | 26 April 2024 | The Guardian

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European Concern over Lack of Academic Freedom in Nicaragua

25 April 2024 | Havana Times

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Opinion: Alberta's Bill 18 Spells the End of Academic Freedom

Fionnuala Braun | 24 April 2024 | Edmonton Journal

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Mass Arrests Made as US Campus Protests Over Gaza Spread

James FitzGerald & Bernd Debusmann Jr | 23 April 2024 | BBC

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Tenure is Declining in U.S. Medical Schools. Could This Threaten Academic Freedom?

Bridget Balch | 23 April 2024 | AAMC

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Academic Freedom Is More Important Now Than Ever

Michael S. Roth | 23 April 2024 | Time

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Columbia University Witnesses Massive Faculty Walkout After Dozens of Student Arrests at Pro-Palestinian Protests

Ashima Grover | 23 April 2024 | Hindustan Times

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After Columbia, It Is Now Harvard, Yale, MIT: How Top US Colleges are Unable to Contain Gaza Protests

23 April 2024 | Firstpost

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Academic Freedom and Free Speech Are Distinct. Both Matter.

Danielle Allen | 19 April 2024 | The Harvard Crimson

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Dozens of Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested as Columbia Clears Encampment

19 April 2024 | Al-Jazeera

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OPINION: We Need Academic Freedom and Expression in Schools

M. Isabel Medina | 19 April 2024 | The Maroon

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On National ‘Day of Action for Higher Ed,’ Some Rally, Others Strike

Ryan Quinn | 18 April 2024 | Inside Higher Ed

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Statement by University of Southern California Student Asna Tabassum, Class of 2024 Valedictorian

Asna Tabassum | 16 April 2024 | CounterPunch

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Schools are Censoring Websites for Suicide Prevention, Sex Ed, and even NASA

Tara García Mathewson | 13 April 2024 | The Markup & USA Today

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2,000+ Academics Condemn Israel's Attacks on Gaza's Educational Infrastructure

11 April 2024 | The Wire

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More academic freedom in Macau than Germany, philosopher says

Alex Lo | 11 April 2024 | South China Morning Post

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A feminist praxis for academic freedom in the context of genocide in Gaza

Palestinian Feminist Collective | 11 April 2024 | Mondoweiss

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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

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The Hurdles to Academic Freedom in Bangladesh

Sakhawat Sajjat Sejanis | 7 April | The Daily Star

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Is This the End of Academic Freedom?

Paula Chakravartty and Vasuki Nesiah | 5 April 2024 | New York Times

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