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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

  • The Question of Academic Freedom and the Unequal Capacity to Exercise It - India Today NE
    August 27, 2026
    The Question of Academic Freedom and the Unequal Capacity to Exercise It  India Today NE
  • Trump Admin Moves To Make Academic Freedom a Condition of Accreditation and Federal Aid - freebeacon.com
    August 24, 2026
    Trump Admin Moves To Make Academic Freedom a Condition of Accreditation and Federal Aid  freebeacon.com
  • AFTNJ declares violation of academic freedom by Stockton Univ. - Courier-Post
    August 21, 2026
    AFTNJ declares violation of academic freedom by Stockton Univ.  Courier-Post
  • 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
  • Florida’s Academic Freedom Problem Needs More Than Anecdotes - Daily Kos
    August 10, 2026
    Florida’s Academic Freedom Problem Needs More Than Anecdotes  Daily Kos
  • PEN America Joins Alliance for Higher Education in Defending Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy - PEN America
    August 10, 2026
    PEN America Joins Alliance for Higher Education in Defending Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy  PEN America
  • When political pressure trumps academic freedom - CEPR
    August 5, 2026
    When political pressure trumps academic freedom  CEPR
  • Mapped: Which Countries Have the Most Academic Freedom? - Visual Capitalist
    August 4, 2026
    Mapped: Which Countries Have the Most Academic Freedom?  Visual Capitalist
  • India’s academic freedom lowest since 1900—worse than during the Emergency - ThePrint
    August 4, 2026
    India’s academic freedom lowest since 1900—worse than during the Emergency  ThePrint
  • Duke, NC State to collaborate on academic freedom seminar series - The Duke Chronicle
    July 31, 2026
    Duke, NC State to collaborate on academic freedom seminar series  The Duke Chronicle

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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