Academic Freedom
Academic freedom: the freedom to research, teach and speak without punishment by governments, donors or one's own institution. This page follows it in the United States and around the world, and asks what it means for the study of AI.
Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration (case tracker) · 2026-01-22
A court order in AAUP v. Rubio limiting the deportation of noncitizen students and faculty for their speech.
Council of UC Faculty Associations · 2025-11-14
A federal court's preliminary injunction in AAUP v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) blocked federal funding cuts to the University of California.
Duke Campus Speech Database · 2025-09-30
In AAUP v. Rubio, a federal judge ruled that noncitizens in the United States hold the same free-speech rights as citizens.
The Harvard Crimson · 2025-03-26
The Harvard chapter of the AAUP joined a lawsuit against the deportation of noncitizen students and faculty for their political speech.
PEN America · 2024-11
PEN America's 2024 report on new legislative and administrative tactics used to restrict teaching and research in US higher education.
PEN America · 2023-11
PEN America's follow-up report documenting educational gag orders and book bans across US states in 2023.
PEN America · 2022-08-17
PEN America's report on the spread of educational gag orders across the United States and their chilling effect on teaching about race, gender and history.
PEN America · 2021-11
PEN America's report on state bills restricting what may be taught about race, gender and US history in schools and universities.
FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) · 2021
A database of incidents in which scholars were targeted for sanction over their speech, with outcomes.
The AAUP's investigation of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's decision to withdraw a tenured appointment from Steven Salaita over his social media posts.
Scholars at Risk · 2015
Scholars at Risk's yearly reports documenting state and non-state attacks on higher education worldwide: killings, imprisonment, prosecution, travel restrictions and dismissals.
Supreme Court of the United States · 2006-05-30
The Supreme Court ruled that public employees have no First Amendment protection for statements made as part of their official duties, leaving open how this applies to academic speech.
Supreme Court of the United States · 1967-01-23
The Supreme Court struck down loyalty oaths for public employees and called academic freedom a special concern of the First Amendment, essential to the robust exchange of ideas.
Supreme Court of the United States · 1957-06-17
The Supreme Court ruling that established constitutional protection for academic freedom: government investigation of intellectual inquiry must be strictly balanced against the liberties of speech and association.
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