Fifth Circuit panel finds several constitutional problems with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Religion and philosophy professor removed from directing a scholarly center for inviting Peter Singer to give a public lecture.
A conversation with David Rabban about the scope of protections for extramural and intramural speech
Campus administratve unit crosses a line in campaign to shame a sitting member of the faculty
Philosophy professor suspended from teaching his class on racism for showing a slide with examples of racial epithets
The AFA calls on the University of Dayton to allow its faculty to hear from the speakers they want
The AFA calls on Concordia University Wisconsin to recognize the academic freedom of Prof. Gregory Schulz
A conversation with Matthew Finkin on the relationship between tenure and academic freedom
The AFA responds to the Texas Lieutenant Governor's proposal to abolish tenure at state universities
A conversation with Dan Cullen about the Academic Leaders Task Force on Campus Free Expression
The lieutenant governor of Texas elevates the idea of ending tenure at public universities
A conversation with Oxford University's Jeff McMahan on asking difficult questions in moral philosophy
The AFA calls on SUNY Fredonia to reaffirm the academic freedom of Professor Stephen Kershnar
The AFA calls on Collin College to reinstate Professor Michael Phillips
The AFA calls on GULC to end its investigation of Ilya Shapiro
Federal judge issues a strongly worded opinion on Florida's conflict of interest policy
The law school has initiated disciplinary hearings against Professor Amy Wax stemming from her appearance on Glenn Loury's podcast
Draft article on academic freedom now available
A conversation with two members of Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Freedom
This should be a high priority for the current Congress
A conversation with the president of Claremont McKenna College, the school at the top of the free-speech rankings
I've heard that breaking constitutional norms is a bad thing
Legislatures and regents across the country are restricting intellectual freedom
The Louisiana state attorney general seems unclear on the nature of free speech
Universities are better off if the faculty do not all think alike
A conversation with the chancellor of the University of California at Irvine about academic freedom
The Academic Freedom Alliance called on Old Dominion to protect professor from threats
Academic Freedom Alliance rebukes UIC for its treatment of Professor Jason Kilborn
English professor threatened with discipline for reading aloud from Randall Kennedy's article on the n-word
Officials would prefer to keep the university's presidential transition under wraps
Some professors at UM think Bright Sheng got what he deserved and would like to do it to others as well
The university relents but policy reform is needed to better protect academic freedom
Symposium issue in Constitutional Commentary now publicly accessible
Universities should not compel professors to affirm their belief of contested values
A requirement that professors serving as expert witnesses against the state do so pro bono is still unconstitutional
A conversation with a long-time leader of the American Association of University Professors about academic freedom
The university's effort to suppress expert testimony in a lawsuit against the state is contrary to academic freedom and the First Amendment
A conversation with the AAUP and FIRE about changes in the tenure system at state universities in Georgia
The Academic Freedom Alliance rebukes Michigan for its handling of Bright Sheng case
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