Podcast: Academic Freedom on the Line

Listen to more about current topics with our podcast, titled "Academic Freedom on the Line:"

The special podcast series of AAUP Presents will explore what we're really defending when we defend academic freedom. The series posits that the attacks on higher education we are seeing today aren't just about the institutions in the news; rather, they are one front in a broader struggle over public life, civil rights, and the future of civil society.

Podcast episodes:

New episodes coming soon on accreditation, termination of grant funding, the role of governing boards, academic freedom in the transnational context, and more!

Students on the Line

Episode 3: In this episode, we speak with a coalition of student leaders actively organizing against state-level DEI bans in Texas and Kentucky.

Public Life on the Line

Episode 2: In this episode, we ask Dr. Stephanie Hall what the Department of Education is for, why the right perceives it as a threat, and how the right uses “polarizing” language to obfuscate its attacks on civil rights.

Academic Freedom on the Line

Episode 1: This episode kicks off a new limited series hosted by the AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom (CDAF), AAUP Presents: Academic Freedom on the Line. The series posits that the attacks on higher education we are seeing today aren't just about the institutions in the news; rather, they are one front in a broader struggle over public life, civil rights, and the future of civil society.