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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

  • 'It destroys academic freedom': TMC on VBSA bill as JPC defers report - The Times of India
    July 20, 2026
    'It destroys academic freedom': TMC on VBSA bill as JPC defers report  The Times of India
  • Ranked: Countries With the Biggest Declines in Academic Freedom - Visual Capitalist
    July 15, 2026
    Ranked: Countries With the Biggest Declines in Academic Freedom  Visual Capitalist
  • How the Stop WOKE Act Ruling Strengthened Academic Freedom - Inside Higher Ed
    July 14, 2026
    How the Stop WOKE Act Ruling Strengthened Academic Freedom  Inside Higher Ed
  • 'Unmasking, Naming, and Shaming': This Academic Freedom Group Is Pushing for Campus Censorship - Yahoo
    June 16, 2026
    'Unmasking, Naming, and Shaming': This Academic Freedom Group Is Pushing for Campus Censorship  Yahoo
  • Yale faculty report self-censorship, less academic freedom under Trump administration, survey says - CT Insider
    June 3, 2026
    Yale faculty report self-censorship, less academic freedom under Trump administration, survey says  CT Insider
  • Academic Freedom Is a National Security Imperative | Proceedings - June 2026 Vol. 152/6/1,480 - U.S. Naval Institute
    May 31, 2026
    Academic Freedom Is a National Security Imperative | Proceedings - June 2026 Vol. 152/6/1,480  U.S. Naval Institute
  • Why is the OfS failing to uphold academic freedom at bible colleges? - Times Higher Education
    May 21, 2026
    Why is the OfS failing to uphold academic freedom at bible colleges?  Times Higher Education
  • UT students, faculty stage mock funeral to protest academic freedom concerns - KVUE
    May 20, 2026
    UT students, faculty stage mock funeral to protest academic freedom concerns  KVUE
  • Academic Freedom At NYUAD - thegazelle.org
    May 19, 2026
    Academic Freedom At NYUAD  thegazelle.org
  • When students spoke up for academic freedom - The Hill
    May 19, 2026
    When students spoke up for academic freedom  The Hill

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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