A new UNC System definition of “academic freedom” received unanimous approval from the system’s Board of Governors university governance committee on Wednesday, impacting the state’s 17 public ...

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AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. UNC board will vote in February on a new academic freedom definition for the system. Draft limits freedom by excluding unrelated ...

With their wealth, exclusivity and global clout, American universities are an easy target for populist resentment. For Americans frustrated by inequality and cultural alienation, there may be a ...

Five years ago, CU Boulder experts gathered to explore the meaning and application of academic freedom (see more about 2020 event here). Now in 2025, we revisited this topic with a focus on how ...

The UNC Systems’ Committee on University Governance gave an initial nod Wednesday to a formal definition for academic freedom. “Academic freedom as a concept is included in our code and has been for ...

Harvard’s graduate student union requested that the University guarantee academic freedom protections for graduate students’ teaching and research pursuits in a new contract proposal on Thursday, ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. UNC Board considers a formal definition of academic freedom and its limits. Faculty report that AI threatens academic integrity, ...

The University of Texas affirmed its “non-negotiable” commitment to academic freedom and serving the public in a new faculty-drafted statement on academic integrity. The statement, released Monday, is ...