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Student press law center – First Amendment quiz

Student press law center – Student press law quiz

Academic Freedom

Teddy Roosevelt picture from Duke University.
Teddy Roosevelt speaks at Duke University, 1903: “You stand for Academic Freedom, for the right of private judgment, for a duty more incumbent upon the scholar than upon any other man, to tell the truth as he sees it, to claim for himself and to give to others the largest liberty in seeking after the truth.” - US President Teddy Roosevelt, 1903

Current events

  • UCLA chancellor faces faculty outcry over 9/11 statement, a test of academic freedom - Los Angeles Times
    September 18, 2026
    UCLA chancellor faces faculty outcry over 9/11 statement, a test of academic freedom  Los Angeles Times
  • Younger Canadians most divided on academic freedom protecting political views: poll - National Post
    September 17, 2026
    Younger Canadians most divided on academic freedom protecting political views: poll  National Post
  • India's academic freedom severely restricted, claims report - Rediff
    September 16, 2026
    India's academic freedom severely restricted, claims report  Rediff
  • India’s academic freedom ‘severely restricted’ under BJP government: report - The Hindu
    September 16, 2026
    India’s academic freedom ‘severely restricted’ under BJP government: report  The Hindu
  • India joins Ukraine, West Bank in ‘severely restricted’ academic freedom list; ranks above China - The Indian Express
    September 16, 2026
    India joins Ukraine, West Bank in ‘severely restricted’ academic freedom list; ranks above China  The Indian Express
  • AAUP Calls on UCLA Chancellor Frenk to Defend, Not Undermine, Academic Freedom - AAUP
    September 16, 2026
    AAUP Calls on UCLA Chancellor Frenk to Defend, Not Undermine, Academic Freedom  AAUP
  • Brazil and Hungary buck the trend on academic freedom - University World News
    September 15, 2026
    Brazil and Hungary buck the trend on academic freedom  University World News
  • India’s failing the ‘academic freedom’ test. Curbs on teaching, research pull its score down - ThePrint
    September 15, 2026
    India’s failing the ‘academic freedom’ test. Curbs on teaching, research pull its score down  ThePrint
  • ‘We Are Horrified’: Academic Freedom at Risk With Uzbek Professor’s Arrest in Kazakhstan - The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
    September 3, 2026
    ‘We Are Horrified’: Academic Freedom at Risk With Uzbek Professor’s Arrest in Kazakhstan  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
  • How 2 Texas Lawsuits Could Tee Up a National Fight Over Academic Freedom - Inside Higher Ed
    August 13, 2026
    How 2 Texas Lawsuits Could Tee Up a National Fight Over Academic Freedom  Inside Higher Ed

More current events

From shuttered print editions to firings, student journalists clash with universities March 21, 2026 https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0321/student-journalism-first-amendment

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