🌎 Experiencia interdimensional2d ago
Police remove top researchers from ADA (diabetes conference) for passing out anti-Trump journal article. More in comments

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Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration

Several of those escorted out were scheduled to present at the American Diabetes Association conference this weekend.

The New York Times
UniversityofGroningenLibrary3d ago

🚀 The @universityofgroningen is taking an important step towards greater #DigitalAutonomy.

With a new programme running until 2030, the university aims to reduce its dependence on #BigTech, built on three principles: #AcademicFreedom #independence #security.

https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/latest-news/news/archief2026/nieuwsberichten/0605-digital-autonomy-2030

Rooted in the academic community, the programme will work through co-creation: the community contributes knowledge & priorities, the programme provides coordination and access to alternatives.

@CIT_RUG #OpenSource

UG sets course towards digital autonomy

The University of Groningen (UG) aims to reduce its dependence on large commercial tech companies in the coming years. To this end, the Board of the...

University of Groningen
Dr. Jim Ellsworth3d ago

#AcademicFreedom under assault.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/05/professor-suspended-assignment-mentions-palestinians

‘We call it the P-word’: Chicago professor suspended after assignment mentions Palestinians

School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor put under investigation after a student complained about a case study

The Guardian
Show threadVolkswagenStiftung5d ago
Steht hierzulande die #Wissenschaftsfreiheit zunehmend unter Druck? Seit vielen Jahren fördern wir den #AcademicFreedom Index des V-Dem Instituts @FAU. Bei einer Fachtagung haben wir das Thema jetzt vor dem Hintergrund aktueller politischer Entwicklungen beleuchtet. Es diskutierten Politikwissenschaftlerin Janika Spannagel @freieuniversitaet, Sascha Spoun, Präsident der Leuphana Uni Lüneburg und Staatssekretär Tobias Dünow. Hier geht's zum Veranstaltungsbericht und -video https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/de/veranstaltungen/ist-die-wissenschaftsfreiheit-unter-druck
Ist die Wissenschaftsfreiheit unter Druck? | VolkswagenStiftung

Trump an der Macht in den USA, Rechtspopulisten auf dem Vormarsch in Deutschland und anderen europäischen Ländern – gerät die Freiheit der Wissenschaft auch bei uns immer stärker unter Druck? Darüber sprachen Expert:innen aus Forschung, Verwaltung und Politik am 28. Juni. Hier finden Sie den Veranstaltungsbericht mit Videomitschnitt.

WYM ModMay 28
Harry Litman reports a federal judge just gave President Trump a sharp lesson in the First Amendment, striking down his bid to control what West Point professors teach. The judge ruled the administration cannot force faculty to teach America is "the most powerful force for good" while banning critical discussions of history. Cadets need honest education, not political indoctrination. Explore why this ruling matters for academic freedom. https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/trump-gets-a-lesson-in-historyand #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom
Trump Gets a Lesson in History–and the First Amendment

Court strikes down his effort to tell West Point what to think.

Talking Feds Substack
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦May 27

More universities want to be neutral. Will it work at SMU?

SMU is the latest school to adopt an institutional neutrality policy, refraining from taking stances on “external events, issues, or conflicts.”

@dallasnews

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/article/institutional-neutrality-smu-texas-colleges-22253328.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGFsbGFzbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy9lZHVjYXRpb24vYXJ0aWNsZS9pbnN0aXR1dGlvbmFsLW5ldXRyYWxpdHktc211LXRleGFzLWNvbGxlZ2VzLTIyMjUzMzI4LnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTc3OTg5MzA2Njc2MA%3D%3D&rid=YTdkMWYyYjEtN2M2ZS00YzQxLThjOTktM2JiYTEyYjcwYmNl&sharecount=Mw%3D%3D

#HigherEd #Edu #SMU #JayHartzell #InstitutionalNeutrality #USPol #AcademicFreedom #SMU #Dallas #Texas #UT #JessicaMa #Polarization

Dr. Jim EllsworthMay 27

Alhamdulillah. This decision represents a critical reaffirmation that scholars DO NOT check our #AcademicFreedom at the door when we accept appointment at a Department of Defense or Intelligence Community institution.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/nyregion/west-point-trump-free-speech.html

Judge Lifts West Point’s Restrictions on Civilian Professors’ Speech

A federal judge also said that the government had offered no real justification for limiting the ability of a professor who sued to express opinions in a Military Academy classroom.

The New York Times
General Strike NowMay 26
Argentina's university community will commence a week-long general strike on Tuesday 27 May, after postponing its start due to the commemoration ...#university #news #academic #highereducation #education #transformative #leadership #academicfreedom
Universities announce new strike as funding crisis deepens
Universities announce new strike as funding crisis deepens

Argentina’s university community will commence a week-long general strike on Tuesday 27 May, after postponing its start due to the commemoration of ...

University World News
Wladimir MuftyMay 22

Step by step…

U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators

#academicfreedom

https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-researchers-face-new-restrictions-publishing-foreign-collaborators

MikeDunnAuthorMay 22

Today in Labor History May 22, 1968: New York police broke through the barricades at Columbia University, busting the student occupations there. As a result, 998 were arrested and over 200 injured. Students were demanding a black studies program and an end to military recruitment and ROTC on campus. Sound familiar? However, today’s student protests are bringing back the worst of 1960s-‘70s police brutality and university intolerance for Free Speech along with McCarthy era firing, blacklisting and doxing of academics for the crime of criticizing the Israeli government, under bogus claims of antisemitism.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #columbia #policebrutality #antiwar #police #policebrutality #racism #antiracism #student #protest #antisemitism #mccarthyism #freespeech #academicfreedom #studentprotest #freepalestine #EndTheOccupation