Academic Freedom: Challenges & Resilience

On November 14th, a panel of experts at Rubenstein Library discussed the longstanding challenges to academic freedom in higher education. Professor Peter Sigal traced its origins back to pre-modern universities, while Steven Petrow outlined current threats like federal funding issues and weakened tenure protections. Joe Salem, the university librarian, emphasized the role of tenure, but noted its limitations. Student representative Robin Koshelev pointed out threats to students. Despite these challenges, the panelists ended on a hopeful note, highlighting the resilience of academic freedom and ongoing efforts to push back against restrictions. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.