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education23 hours ago

Watchful students policing the syllabus: a new threat to academic freedom

A Conversation US piece argues that academic freedom is increasingly endangered as students act as informants to police classroom content, citing Texas A&M incidents in 2025 and 2026 and a 2024 Harvard study showing rising faculty self-censorship. It distinguishes academic freedom from free speech, notes legal complexities around recording in classrooms, and calls for new norms—such as think-tank–style confidentiality and classroom compacts—to protect teaching and research from political interference and preserve open inquiry.

via The Conversation|
#academic-freedom#education#higher-education
education1 year ago

Survey Highlights Self-Censorship and Free Speech Concerns in US Academia

A survey by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression reveals that university professors in Texas are self-censoring due to fears of retaliation, with 35% of respondents nationwide toning down their writing to avoid controversy. The issue is more pronounced in Texas, where faculty at institutions like UT-Austin and Texas A&M report significant concerns about expressing their views. The survey highlights a climate of fear, particularly among conservative faculty, and a lack of confidence in university administrations to protect free speech. The findings come amid legislative efforts to limit faculty influence on campuses.

via The Texas Tribune|
#academic-freedom#education#free-speech
education2 years ago

Silencing Middle East Scholars: The Fear of Speaking Out

A recent poll conducted by the University of Maryland and George Washington University found that a majority of U.S.-based scholars who research and teach about the Middle East feel the need to self-censor when speaking about the region, particularly on Israeli-Palestinian issues. The poll revealed that concerns about campus culture, pressure from external advocacy groups, potential discipline from academic administrators, and the impact on institutional fundraising were among the reasons for self-censorship. The study highlights the fear rather than sensitivity as the main motivation behind self-censorship, with scholars worried about the consequences of expressing their views.

via NPR|
#academic-freedom#campus-culture#education
entertainment2 years ago

Nick Cave's Unconventional Way of Rebelling: Church and Conservatism

Punk rock icon Nick Cave has said that the way to "f***" with people in 2023 is to "go to church and be a conservative." Cave, who has recently returned to his faith, discussed his journey and how he used to "irritate" his peers and audience. He also spoke about self-censorship in our culture and how he feels "a kind of wet blanket has been thrown over art in general." Cave's 15-year-old son died in 2015, which has changed how he sees the world and humanity.

via The Daily Wire|
#church#conservatism#entertainment