Texas A&M University told philosophy professor Martin Peterson in early January 2026 that he could not teach some of Greek ...

I am a lifetime member of the American Association of University Professors. It is an organization that has done remarkable work in defending academic freedom for people who teach in this nation’s ...

Storrs — University of Connecticut faculty and graduate students gathered in goofy costumes and inflatable animal suits — but their protest in front of Homer Babbidge Library on Monday was no laughing ...

Columbia faculty gathered outside the 116th Street and Broadway gates Tuesday, the University’s first day of classes, to criticize Columbia’s deal with the federal government and “defend academic ...

Suddenly, it seems everyone in the academy today — left, right and center — is an advocate of academic freedom. Whether on the right, as an appeal against “cancellation,” or on the left, in response ...

Lois Cox is chairperson for the Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure for the University of Iowa chapter of the American Association of University Professors. These views are her own, not those ...

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 ...