Academic freedom is a perennial topic in American higher education. But it’s especially fraught now, as the First Amendment and the nation’s unusually expressive culture interact in complex ways. Academics on the right complain about “wokeness” and “cancel culture,” while those on the left argue that their critics ignore facts and empirical inquiry in the name of free speech.
Order Academic Freedom Now: Why Colleges Should be Worried to join us in a deep dive into this topic. With new directions of progressive activism and increasing skepticism from conservative media and lawmakers, institutions often find themselves in the middle and under pressure to take a stand.
This collection of The Chronicle's must-read news articles and opinion essays on the topic serves as a valuable tool to navigate this fractious territory and is anchored by a newly reported introduction by Alexander Kafka
