Sandoval concerned about loss of academic freedom, research grants

Intimidation of scientists as soon as they speak out on topics such as nitrogen or climate, a government that interferes with the language of the...

Sandoval concerned about loss of academic freedom, research grants

UNR President Brian Sandoval joined hundreds of college presidents protesting the “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” that higher education is facing.

University Autonomy: Self-Governance Is Enshrined in Law

It is not just individual researchers who are entitled to academic freedom. Public universities also have this right under Article 5.3 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany. This is not a matter of course, as they are ultimately founded and financed by the state. Yet thefundamental right of universities to autonomously was acknowledged even during the Weimar Republic and affirmed by the German Federal Constitutional Court at an ea…