Topic: Academic freedom
Who will call out the misogyny and abuse undermining women’s academic freedom in our universities?
Shutterstock Threats, intimidation and misogyny have long been a reality for women in public life around the world, and the pandemic appears […]
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Academic freedom can’t be separated from responsibility
More discussion is needed about how power shapes access to learning and speaking in a university environment. (Shutterstock) Academic freedom has become […]
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Academic freedom, Corporatization and commercialization, Faculty associations, Funding, Governance, Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Public policy, Research and innovation, Truth and Reconciliation and decolonization, Universities and the academic mission
Are there ever really ‘financial reasons’ to fire faculty? Laurentian University, academic freedom, and the disciplining of the professoriate
The 2020–21 academic year saw two incidents of Ontario professors being effectively fired: the termination of 116 of the 345 professors at […]
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Universities: The often overlooked player in determining healthy democracies
In Georgia, the Board of Regents has given its universities the power to fire tenured professors without faculty input. Now some fear […]
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When the Government comes for you, you better have academic freedom
Every so often, academic freedom makes the news. When this happens, it is usually because a violation so egregious took place that […]
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Academic freedom, Equity and social justice, Free speech and expression rights, International issues, Politics
Jewish scholars defend the right to academic freedom on Israel/Palestine
People carry a sign protesting Israeli actions in Palestine during a protest march in Toronto in May 2018. (Raghd Hamzeh), Author provided […]
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Academic freedom, Contract faculty, Corporatization and commercialization, Equity and social justice, Funding, Governance, Health and safety, Online education, Public policy, Research and innovation, Students, Teaching and learning, Tuition and student fees, Universities and the academic mission
The academy’s neoliberal response to COVID-19: Why faculty should be wary and how we can push back
Neoliberal ideology has been restructuring Canadian universities for decades. This influence has been made clear in responses to the pandemic that have […]
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Book review: Open Minds explores how academic freedom and the public university are at risk
Academic freedom has become a common topic of Australian public debate. Yet the concept is rarely examined or critiqued in detail. That […]
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Academic freedom entails both individual and social responsibility
Periodically, professors drop their commitment to objective truth to pursue political agendas. When this occurs, they become prisoners of their own ideologies. […]
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