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Red-state speech laws pose an existential threat to academic freedom
In 2022, Florida's Stop WOKE Act sharply restricted classroom discussion of race and gender. In defending the law, state officials argued that there is no "purported right to academic freedom," that university curricula and instruction are "government speech," and that by regulating it, the state "has simply chosen to regulate its own speech.
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Florida professors quietly defy restrictions on race and gender: 'This is how authoritarianism works'
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Across Florida universities, some sociology professors are quietly choosing not to alter their courses in response to new state guidelines restricting how topics like race, gender and sexuality can be discussed.
#ArtificialIntelligence #MediaBias #AcademicFreedom
nypost.com
How biased ChatGPT tried to keep this column out of The New York Post
For years, critics have charged that artificial intelligence platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT display a clear leftist bias, even as developers insist their products are trustworthy and objective.
#Discrimination #AcademicFreedom #ReligiousRights
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Exclusive | Professor at NJ's Stevens Institute of Technology accuses university...
A New Jersey research university which got $70 million in public funding last year allegedly repeatedly derailed a distinguished Israeli-born Jewish professor's career due to his Orthodox beliefs, he claimed in a blistering lawsuit.
#FreeSpeech #AcademicFreedom #HateSpeech
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Exclusive | University of Arizona professor who told 'MAGA' and...
An American Sign Language lecturer at the University of Arizona is facing calls to step down after posting "F -- k Israel" on social media, and telling his followers to "F -- k off" if they are "MAGA" or "Zionists.
#TexasAM #AcademicFreedom #GenderStudies
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Texas A&M University to end women's studies due to new policy on race and gender topics
HOUSTON -- Texas A&M University is ending its women's and gender studies program, changing the syllabuses of hundreds of courses and canceling six classes as part of a new policy that limits how professors can discuss some race and gender topics, school officials announced Friday.
#HigherEducation #FederalFunding #AcademicFreedom
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Trump has sued universities for billions. Here's what the strategy tells us
A year ago, President Trump issued an executive order that put U. S. universities on notice. The Jan. 29, 2025, directive targeted antisemitism on campus and launched investigations at five schools -- later widened to 60.
#SerbiaProtests #AcademicFreedom #GovernmentRepression
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Thousands rally in Belgrade against crackdown on student-led protests
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Thousands gathered in Serbia 's capital on Tuesday accusing the government of a crackdown on universities which have been a main force behind a campaign that has shaken autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic 's rule.
#Iran #Protests #AcademicFreedom
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Iran's universities have long been a battleground, where protests happen and students fight for the future
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Iran's current wave of protests continues to spread across the country, as the United States weighs military intervention.
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Opinion: UNC academic freedom strengthened by syllabi transparency
Peter Hans, president of the University of North Carolina System, recently announced that faculty across the system's 16 institutions will be required to post their course syllabi on a publicly accessible platform.
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Opinion: UNC academic freedom strengthened by syllabi transparency
Peter Hans, president of the University of North Carolina System, recently announced that faculty across the system's 16 institutions will be required to post their course syllabi on a publicly accessible platform.
