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NY Governor’s Actions Pose Significant Threat to Academic Freedom
We cannot censor our way out of bigotry.
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Joe Cohn
How to Write a Job Advertisement: Lessons from the CUNY Affair
HxA President John Tomasi’s perspective on New York’s governor pulling a job ad.
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John Tomasi
Institutional Neutrality Is Sweeping Across American Higher Ed
Real-time data on this wave of change.
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Erin Shaw
Ideological Constraint on Research and Teaching Takes Off
Politicians of both major parties are looking to limit what can be researched and taught.
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Alice Dreger
HxA on the Road
A visit to Western Michigan University.
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John Tomasi

February 2025

What You Might Have Missed in That New Survey of College Presidents
Presidents are taking a close look at campus free expression policies.
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
Discipline and...Publish
I hope this issue's contents will satisfy and unsettle you as they have me.
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Alice Dreger
The Latest in the Politics of Academic Freedom
Now the Department of Justice is weeding out political wrongthink in higher ed?
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Alice Dreger
Tenure on the Chopping Block
The current political climate makes it imperative to defend tenure against those who would weaken or eliminate it.
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Alex Arnold
State Legislation on Tenure, DEI Could Have Major Impacts on Higher Education
Real-time policy analysis of what could help or harm academic freedom.
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Raheem Williams
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Joe Cohn
“Demoralizing and Paralyzing Scientists Pursuing the Truth”: Q&A with Ivan Oransky
Strictures now put on CDC scientists’ language have consequences for academic research and public health.
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Alice Dreger
Is academic freedom the baby we’re throwing out with DEI political litmus tests?
The damage of a parochial focus on DEI—from both sides.
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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