Academic Freedom Tag

Florida Maintains Top Spot for ‘Education Freedom Report Card’ for Fifth Year

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 04, 2026 1 Comment

"states like Florida and Iowa have met the moment by reclaiming more education responsibilities, which our nation’s Founders always intended, and providing families with more education choice"...

A Tale of Two Speeches and the Fight for the West

Posted by Nora Dimitrova Clinton on May 09, 2026 9 Comments

Western history is no longer approached as a complex legacy, marked by both common failings and unparalleled achievements—but is instead subjected to anachronistic and biased persecution. ...

Why have universities become the least free places when they should be the most free?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 28, 2026 20 Comments

My lecture at Cornell Law School event: "The problem is that universities like Cornell have become monocultures out of step with the rest of the country and very vindictive monocultures."...

College Religious Exemptions Bill in Utah Sparks Academic Freedom Concerns on the Left

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 15, 2026 1 Comment

“It’s not about getting out of learning new things. It’s about having to do things that violate your conscience.”...

Paper Mills, Sham Journals, and Stolen Reputation: Fraud and Greed are Poisoning Science

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 02, 2025 25 Comments

Without decisive action, society risks a future where science is no longer science, but high tech voodoo....

Case Dismissed: Prof. Amy Wax Loses Discrimination Lawsuit Against Penn

Posted by Jane Coleman on August 29, 2025 21 Comments

Wax failed to allege facts to show Penn disciplined her because she is White and Jewish....

“Harvard would be well advised not to bite the hand that feeds you”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 16, 2025 26 Comments

"These schools would be better off looking inward and saying, what did we do wrong? What could we do better? How did we create a situation where the population of the country is turning against us?"...

American Assoc. University Profs (AAUP) Threw Away Credibility To Become An Anti-Israel “Fighting Organization”

Posted by Jane Coleman on March 30, 2025 13 Comments

Having abandoned its long-standing opposition to systematic academic boycotts against Israel, progressive politics are fueling the AAUP's anti-Zionist agenda...

“The fear in higher education isn’t new; the groups who fear have simply flipped”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 29, 2025 19 Comments

So true, there has been a reign of terror on campuses for a generation against almost everyone right of center and in the last decade pro Israel. Turns out the boycotters don’t like being boycotted....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVB_H_gV2kA

The Low Democrat Ratings and the Liberal Camouflage of the Left

Posted by Nora Dimitrova Clinton on March 23, 2025 41 Comments

The record-low recent ratings of the Democrat Party are long-overdue and should not come as a surprise for anyone except its most fervent supporters. For decades, the radical socialist elements within the Democrats had been gaining ever-increasing influence over the classically liberal and moderate voices—an influence that culminated during Obama’s and Biden’s presidencies. A major reason for allowing this influence to permeate major government, cultural, and corporate institutions has been the liberal camouflage of the Left.

Free Speech Lawsuit By Law Prof Fired For Using “n” and “b” on Exam Question Revived by Appeals Court

Posted by James Nault on March 16, 2025 18 Comments

Prof. Jason Kilborn’s offense was using the “n” and “b” words on an exam. Not the words themselves, but literally the letters “n” and “b” in a question about employment discrimination....

The American Assoc. of University Professors Has Abandoned its Mission

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2025 3 Comments

"has taken several positions within the last year that are either inimical or orthogonal to academic freedom"...

Anti-Israel Politics Trump Academic Freedom Under AAUP Professor Association’s New President

Posted by Jane Coleman on January 26, 2025 18 Comments

The American Association of University Professors once stood firmly against systematic academic boycotts as a violation of academic freedom, but that has changed as anti-Israel activists have captured the group....

Survey Finds Many Professors Self-Censor Writing to Avoid Controversy

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 01, 2025 2 Comments

“If faculty don’t feel comfortable fully expressing themselves in their writing or research, then the whole purpose of colleges — the pursuit and generation of knowledge — is stymied”...

Vanderbilt Graduate Workers Union Drops Efforts to Organize Following Legal Setbacks

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 23, 2024 2 Comments

"Union bosses were able to get a foothold at colleges and universities as the result of biased rulings from the NLRB under Obama and Biden, which has jeopardized not only academic freedom, but also religious freedom"...

Northwestern Prof Calls Out AAUP Over DEI Hypocrisy

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 17, 2024 1 Comment

"AAUP has repeatedly taken positions that undermine rather than support academic freedom"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gICYjW1hF0

Report: Harvard President Signals Post-Election Messaging Shift in Response to Republican Wins

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 15, 2024 11 Comments

"Garber said he saw the election results as an anti-elite repudiation by the American electorate. Harvard, he said, must listen to public criticism with 'empathy and humility.'"...

60 Minutes Profile of the New ‘University of Austin’ Highlights Lack of Intellectual Diversity in Higher Ed

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 27, 2024 16 Comments

"Contempt for today’s campus culture - the trigger warnings, safe spaces, microaggressions - helped swing the election"...

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