Academic freedom is under fire, and many professors are self-censoring over concerns students may covertly inform on them.

A university professor claims he was stripped of his academic title after he critiqued critical race theory (CRT).

Some Columbia professors have inserted a statement supporting academic freedom into their fall 2025 class syllabi in light of the University’s July 23 $221 million deal with President Donald Trump’s ...

Subject: The Review: The AAUP's revised concept of academic freedom In my essay about this controversy, I mentioned in passing a 2021 open letter criticizing the University of Michigan music professor ...

A reading from Plato’s “Symposium” has been removed from the syllabus of a philosophy course in order to comply with ...

Keith E. Whittington, professor of law at Yale Law School and director of the Center for Academic Freedom and Free Speech, argues in The Chronicle of Higher Education that in the wake of the Kirk ...

Every spring, University of Pittsburgh faculty members gather to discuss a pressing topic affecting higher education. In 2021, this was antiracism and equity. In 2023, it was generative AI. The right ...

On Sept. 8, a viral video showing a student confronting a Texas A&M University professor over gender identity content in a children’s literature course sparked backlash that escalated to the highest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In light of the Trump administration’s crackdown on free speech and calls to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, ...

Austin Peay State University pays $500,000 to reinstate professor Darren Michael after wrongful termination over Charlie Kirk ...