The UNC Board of Governors authorized a new definition of academic freedom on Thursday, a move that enshrines an explanation ...

The university system dropped proposed language saying teaching “clearly unrelated to the course description” wouldn’t be protected. The AAUP remained opposed.

The UNC System Board of Governors wasted little time on Thursday in approving a definition for academic freedom that has been ...

The board also voted to raise tuition for in-state undergraduate students for the first time in nine years at its Thursday ...

Academic freedom is the foundation of academic excellence. As SCU Provost and Executive Vice President Jim Glaser affirmed in a recent statement, “colleges and universities are populated with experts, ...

The U.S. ranks below 80 other countries in the 2024 Academic Freedom Index, scoring 0.68 out of 1.00. Over 600 university presidents released a statement defending academic freedom against government ...

Defending academic freedom is an all-hands-on-deck emergency. From the current administration’s scrutiny of (and executive orders related to) higher education, to state legislative overreach and ...

Who ultimately defines the boundaries of acceptable academic discourse within a Catholic institution?

Join ACRL and the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Central on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, for the free ACRL Presents webcast "Intellectual Freedom & Academic Libraries: How Can ...

Nearly every week brings news of another assault on academic freedom by the Trump administration and its red state allies, seeking to control who can teach and what can be taught in colleges and ...

Only three small schools not initially approached by the Trump administration agreed to sign the restrictive proposal: The New College of Florida, a public, liberal arts college in Sarasota; Valley ...