Former Texas A&M professor Melissa McCoul is suing the Texas A&M University System, alleging she was fired for teaching ...

The UNC Systems’ Committee on University Governance gave an initial nod Wednesday to a formal definition for academic freedom ...

The UNC Board of Governors seeks to add a definition of academic freedom into system code that places parameters around the ...

The Faculty Assembly’s proposed definition will soon go before the state university system’s board, but with added language ...

Protesters demand restoration of academic freedom on College Station campus.

In September 2025, the AAUP and a coalition of unions filed a lawsuit in federal court that resulted in a sweeping preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to coerce the ...

The Board of Governors will vote on whether to approve the proposed policy later this month, which states that academic ...

It's "essential to the university's mission," yet has no comprehensive definition. What does academic freedom actually ...

Academic Freedom: From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right by David M. Rabban. Harvard University Press, 2024.

Academic freedom is often described as a cornerstone of democratic society. Politicians regularly claim to defend it, universities invoke it in mission statements and most members of the public say ...

Some faculty members say the "lengthy and vague" policy is a threat to academic freedom in itself and fear it can be used to ...

Students enter and exit the UC Davis Shields Library at night. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) Academic freedom is fundamental to higher education. Without it, everyone loses the value created by ...