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.
‘I Don’t Want My Training to Go to Waste’: The Argentinian Scientists Working Side Jobs amid Milei’s Sweeping Cuts
Facundo Iglesia | 07 July 2025 | The Guardian
‘The American System Is Being Destroyed’: Academics on Leaving US for ‘Scientific Asylum’ in France
Ashifa Kassam | 05 July 2025 | The Guardian
Why UVA President’s Resignation Could Be a ‘Watershed Moment’
Jessica Blake and Katherine Knott | 30 June 2025 | Inside Higher Ed
International Sociological Association Suspends Israeli Membership Due to Moroccan Pressure
Adil Faouzi | 30 June 2025 | Morocco World News
Stanford University Will Cut $140m from Its Budget, Citing ‘Federal Policy Changes’
Cecilia Nowell | 30 June 2025 | The Guardian
Academics Wary About ‘Official’ Rewrite of Nation’s History
Kafil Yamin | 26 June 2025 | University World News
Funding Freeze to Court Reprieve, the Harvard vs Washington Case for Academic Autonomy
Merin Varghese | 26 June 2025 | The Indian Express
Trump Administration Launches Probe into University of California System
26 June 2025 | Al Jazeera
Azerbaijani Researcher Bahruz Samadov Sentenced to 15 Years on Charges of Treason
Aytan Farhadova | 23 June 2025 | OC Media
Taming of Medical Journal Undermines Academic Freedom
Derek Summerfield | 20 June 2025 | The Electronic Intifada
The Social Cost of Federal Cuts to Alzheimer’s Research
Nathan M Greenfield | 20 June 2025 | University World News
English Universities Barred from Enforcing Blanket Bans on Student Protests
Richard Adams | 19 June 2025 | The Guardian
No Room for Debate: The Quiet Crisis of Academic Freedom on Campus
Khoo Ying Hooi | 17 June 2025
Academic Censorship on Palestine Even Extends to Discussing Palestinian Dance
Joshua M. Hall | 14 June 2025 | Mondoweiss
Harvard Appears to Think All Jews Support Israel. That Is Discriminatory
Barry Trachtenberg, Victor Silverman, Atalia Omer, Raz Segal, Rebecca T Alpert and Judith Butler | 12 June 2025 | The Guardian
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