Quality Assessment of the Academic Freedom Index: Strengths, Weaknesses, and How Best to Use It

Quality Assessment of the Academic Freedom Index: Strengths, Weaknesses, and How Best to Use It

Quality Assessment of the Academic Freedom Index: Strengths, Weaknesses, and How Best to Use It

Academics support Tunisian professor Habib Kazdaghli, unjustly aiming to defend academic freedom and critical research.

Academic Freedom under Pressure: A Transatlantic Perspective

15.05.2025 There的s growing concerns on both sides of the Atlantic over the state of academic freedom. In the United States, recently re-elected President Donald J. Trump is slashing funding for universities, claims they do too much for DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) and too little to combat antisemitism. Meanwhile, Germany has doubled out of the top 10% of the Academic Freedom Index (AFI). Prof. Dr. Katrin Kinzelbach, who helped develop …

Justice Atuguba pledges to uphold academic freedom at UCC

The newly appointed Chairman of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Council, Justice William Atuguba, has pledged to promote academic freedom and support the enhancement of academic excellence during his tenure. Justice Atuguba, a retired Supreme Court judge, made the commitment during a meeting with departmental heads of the university on Tuesday, May 13. He […] The post Justice Atuguba pledges to uphold academic freedom at UCC appeared first on…