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5 growing threats to academic freedom

  • Written by Isaac Kamola, Associate Professor of Political Science, Trinity College
imageNew research shows college professors are facing more political pressure to stifle what they want to say.skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

The ability to teach and conduct research free from political interference is the cornerstone of higher education and its contribution to the public good. Academic freedom, however, has become increasingly...

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