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Nov 116 min read

A Wave of Administrative Sanctions Against Faculty and Staff at US Universities

Police barricade in front of The New School's University Center, New York. May 3, 2024. 6 months have passed since protests relating to...

Aug 223 min read

Indiana Moves to Restrict Faculty Speech as US Universities Anticipate New Protest Wave

An aerial view of the Purdue University campus. Scholars from Purdue and Indiana Universities have challenged the new Indiana law in...

Apr 245 min read

More Than 100 Students Arrested at Columbia University as Protests Spread

Photo credit: Stella Ragas, Columbia Daily Spectator On Thursday, April 18, 2024, New York Police Department (NYPD) officers arrested 108...

Mar 113 min read

Lecturer Dismissed from Catholic University for Class Content “Unaligned with Mission and Identity”

Photo Credit: PEN America The politically polarized atmosphere in the United States around reproductive rights following the Supreme...

Feb 62 min read

Florida Removes Sociology as Core Class from 12 Public Universities

Florida Governor DeSantis. Source: ABC News On January 24th 2024, the Board of Education in Florida removed a sociology core course as an...

Dec 18, 20235 min read

A Litmus Test for Academic Freedom: The Impact of the Israel/Palestine Crisis on U.S. Universities

A protest organized by student groups at Harvard University on October 14th. Photo credit: Reuters It has been two months since the...

Dec 1, 20233 min read

Professor Faces Pressure Over Pro-Choice Views at U.S. University

The sign Dr. Kay posted on her office door that caused her to be targeted. Photo Credit: The Cut Political polarization as a result of...

Jul 21, 20232 min read

New Book Ban Legislations in the US Threatens Imprisonment of School Employees

School employees and librarians in the United States are increasingly concerned over the new state legislations across the country...

Feb 14, 20233 min read

Academic Freedom, Diversity, and Equity at Risk in Florida

Photo credit: Vanity Fair As the nationwide debates on the place of politically controversial subjects in public education such as...