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petersuber<p>Update. Statement from the University of California Systemwide Academic Senate Council: The Defense of the University, April 8, 2025<br><a href="https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/reports/academic-council-statement-defense-of-university-april-2025.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">senate.universityofcalifornia.</span><span class="invisible">edu/_files/reports/academic-council-statement-defense-of-university-april-2025.pdf</span></a></p><p>"We thus call on the Regents, President, and Chancellors of the University of California to expend every effort, commit necessary resources, and use all legal measures to defend our ability to conduct consequential, transformative research and provide high-quality teaching and mentoring. We call on our leaders to ensure the safety and privacy of students, faculty, and staff. And we further call on our leaders to protect academic freedom and faculty control of the curriculum—proactively and publicly." </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span></p>
Jens Mittelbach<p>Academic research deleted from Mississippi libraries. The state removed full databases on race and gender studies from public access—citing laws officials can’t fully name.<br><a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/academicfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academicfreedom</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.infodocket.com/2025/04/09/report-mississippi-libraries-ordered-to-delete-academic-research-in-response-to-state-laws/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">infodocket.com/2025/04/09/repo</span><span class="invisible">rt-mississippi-libraries-ordered-to-delete-academic-research-in-response-to-state-laws/</span></a></p>
Eva the sewing historian<p><a href="https://www.sydsvenskan.se/artikel/vart-engagemang-tystas-systematiskt-ned-av-foretradare-for-lunds-universitet/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJgmalleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHq7IZ54rr6CVQ7KLVENV8I1ZwacT4vmXXhkB9HY1x_WxGnyDWut2VP5WBFTG_aem_vMo7RmwhIHW_F_D3lhShmA&amp;sfnsn=mo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sydsvenskan.se/artikel/vart-en</span><span class="invisible">gagemang-tystas-systematiskt-ned-av-foretradare-for-lunds-universitet/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJgmalleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHq7IZ54rr6CVQ7KLVENV8I1ZwacT4vmXXhkB9HY1x_WxGnyDWut2VP5WBFTG_aem_vMo7RmwhIHW_F_D3lhShmA&amp;sfnsn=mo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/svepol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>svepol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/akademiskfrihet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>akademiskfrihet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academicfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academicfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestina</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"The abduction and attempted deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, coupled with ongoing threats to university funding and crackdowns on activists, academics, and the imprisonment and attempted deportation of those without US citizenship, has stirred collective horror and rage among members of the Jewish Faculty Network, whose membership includes more than 200 faculty members at universities across Canada.</p><p>Our anger is not new, but it has reached a boiling point, following a year and a half of pro-Israel lobby groups audaciously claiming to speak on our behalf in support of the genocide in Gaza. Worse, they claim objections to Israel’s actions since the horrific attacks of October 7th, 2023, are antisemitic. Even when human rights lawyers, international law experts and those expressing solidarity with Palestinian women, children and civilians object to the IDF’s brutal massacres of civilians, we are told that they too are modern day antisemites. Especially when Jewish intellectuals express solidarity with Palestinian suffering, we are called ‘self-hating’ or ‘antisemites’ ourselves. This absurdity must stop. Real harm is caused by diluting the definition of antisemitism and weaponizing antisemitism in response to political dissent.</p><p>As Jewish faculty at universities and colleges across Canada, we extend solidarity to our colleagues in the United States who face this wave of xenophobic “cleansing.” We view with alarm the Trump administration’s renewed efforts to purge US public and private universities of students and staff whose speech and research it finds threatening to white and Christian supremacy. Among these efforts, we note in particular the scapegoating of gender and sexuality studies, social studies, humanities research on colonialism, racism, capitalism, and imperialism, and scientific research into climate change, social determinants of health, and public health."</p><p><a href="https://socialistproject.ca/2025/04/statements-abduction-mahmoud-khalil/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">socialistproject.ca/2025/04/st</span><span class="invisible">atements-abduction-mahmoud-khalil/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a></p>
Simon Brooke<p>"these were students in America doing what students in America should do: questioning authority (in this case, me) and using their rights to free speech and free assembly to engage with issues they are passionate about"</p><p>Amen, comrade!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FreeSpeach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeach</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/students-national-security/682255/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/04/students-national-security/682255/</span></a></p>
Simon Brooke<p>"Everything I focus on is now a banned word"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/nasa-yale-and-stanford-scientists-consider-scientific-exile-french-university-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/nasa-yale-and-stan</span><span class="invisible">ford-scientists-consider-scientific-exile-french-university-says/</span></a></p>
Stand Up For Science Paris<p>La tribune du relai Français du mouvement a été publiée dans le monde:</p><p><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2025/03/04/defendons-les-sciences-face-aux-nouveaux-obscurantismes_6576330_1650684.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lemonde.fr/sciences/article/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/04/defendons-les-sciences-face-aux-nouveaux-obscurantismes_6576330_1650684.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/standupforscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>standupforscience</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/academicfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academicfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Libert%C3%A9Acad%C3%A9mique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibertéAcadémique</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
Megaphone :verified:<a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/ScienceUnderSiege?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceUnderSiege</a>: The Orlando Research Conference Fallout<br> <br> Something alarming is happening in the <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/ScientificCommunity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScientificCommunity</a>, and it’s not getting the attention it deserves. A recent <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/NIH?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NIH</a>-backed <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/neuroscience?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neuroscience</a> conference in <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/Orlando?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Orlando</a> turned into a disaster. Research sessions were canceled after being mistaken for “<a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/DEI?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DEI</a>” initiatives, and funding was pulled.<br> <br> One session on the diversity of afferent firing in the cochlea (how nerve cells transmit sound) was targeted because people saw the word “<a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/diversity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diversity</a>” and assumed it was political. <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/MAGA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> hat-wearing attendees reportedly vandalized posters.<br> <br> The nescient reaction of the MAGA hat-wearing attendees to the word “diversity”—mistaking a scientific discussion on neural firing patterns in the cochlea for a political agenda—exemplifies a dangerous blend of <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/ignorance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ignorance</a> and ideological rigidity. Their inability to differentiate between linguistic context and <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/partisan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#partisan</a> buzzwords not only disrupted legitimate research but also underscored the broader issue of anti-intellectualism undermining scientific progress.<br> <br> Worse, researchers discovered their already earned funding was revoked, postdoc opportunities disappeared, and the conference felt like a <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/funeral?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#funeral</a> for the field as careers crumbled in real time.<br> <br> Meanwhile, the NIH was banned from attending due to a new administration-imposed blackout on communications and travel, delaying critical <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/research?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a> on <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/Cancer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cancer</a>, <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/HeartDisease?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HeartDisease</a>, and <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/Diabetes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Diabetes</a>.<br> <br> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/Science?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> depends on open inquiry—but now, <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/political?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#political</a> interference is gutting <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/research?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a>. This isn’t just about one conference. It’s a direct attack on scientific progress. If we don’t stand up now, what’s next?<br> <br> 🔬 Science must remain free from political control.<br> <br> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/ScienceUnderAttack?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceUnderAttack</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/ResearchMatters?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ResearchMatters</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/SaveScience?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaveScience</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/FreedomOfInquiry?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreedomOfInquiry</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/ScienceNotPolitics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceNotPolitics</a> <a href="https://lgbt.earth/discover/tags/AcademicFreedom?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AcademicFreedom</a>
petersuber<p>Update. "ALLEA Statement on Threats to Academic Freedom and International Research Collaboration in the United States"<br><a href="https://allea.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ALLEA-Statement-on-Threats-to-Academic-Freedom.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">allea.org/wp-content/uploads/2</span><span class="invisible">025/02/ALLEA-Statement-on-Threats-to-Academic-Freedom.pdf</span></a></p><p>"The European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities expresses grave concern over the escalating threats to academic freedom, both in the United States and beyond. Recent developments regarding science and scholarship in the U.S., including executive orders freezing billions in federal research funding and censorship around topics such as climate change and gender, are forcing many U.S. science agencies and research organisations to abruptly suspend normal operations. Such censorship and political suppression of language, research topics, and methodologies—whether through funding restrictions, legislative control, or institutional interference—fundamentally compromise the integrity of scientific and scholarly endeavours not just in the U.S. but around the world due to the global nature of the research ecosystem." </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ALLEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALLEA</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Collaboration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Collaboration</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DefendResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendResearch</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Takedowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Takedowns</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a></p>
Drop Bear<p>Australia really needs an enquiry into Zionist influence.<br><a href="https://overland.org.au/2025/02/open-letter-on-academic-freedom-in-solidarity-with-randa-abdel-fattah/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">overland.org.au/2025/02/open-l</span><span class="invisible">etter-on-academic-freedom-in-solidarity-with-randa-abdel-fattah/</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Zionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zionism</span></a> <br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ForeignInfluence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignInfluence</span></a> <br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> <br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a></p>
Kay :heart_bi: :tinoflag:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@atmmachine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>atmmachine</span></a></span> Seymour doesn't understand the difference between <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> to study anything provided it's real research, and universities as public spaces with <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/HealthAndSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthAndSafety</span></a> requirements for events notwithstanding <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> goals. </p><p>If the costs or risks to students of holding a talkfest by a speaker e.g. a Holocaust denier ora transphobe, are too great, then a university still has a duty to say No.</p>
Klaus-Gerd Giesen<p>I was a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/professor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>professor</span></a> at the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Leipzig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leipzig</span></a> for 10 years in the 1990s and 2000s. No <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regrets</span></a> about having left, because canceling today a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lecture</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BennyMorris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BennyMorris</span></a> means capitulating to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dictates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictates</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a> -- no matter what one may think of his <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publications</span></a> .The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/faculty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faculty</span></a> bluntly admits that they have bowed to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pressure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pressure</span></a> :"Various groups have asked us to cancel the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lecture</span></a> ." A disgrace.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.theol.uni-leipzig.de/institut-fuer-praktische-theologie/veranstaltungsdetail/termin/the-1948-war-and-jihad" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theol.uni-leipzig.de/institut-</span><span class="invisible">fuer-praktische-theologie/veranstaltungsdetail/termin/the-1948-war-and-jihad</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Neoliberal ideology, marked by the irrational belief in the ability of markets to solve all problems, has deeply infiltrated public life, depoliticized critical issues and shifted education’s focus to workforce training. As education becomes increasingly privatized and subordinated to right-wing agendas, students are steered away from engaging with collective issues, ethics, or democratic participation. In the neoliberal university, students are encouraged to abandon any commitment beyond personal gain. Education is stripped of its civic purpose, no longer a path to responsible citizenship but a high-stakes financial transaction—a competition for entry into the lucrative world of hedge funds and exploitative financial ventures. This transformation reduces learning to mere careerism, undermining the university’s potential to cultivate engaged, socially conscious citizens.<br>(...)<br>The path forward for universities is clear: they must resist corporatization and recommit to fostering critical thinking, academic freedom, civic engagement, and democratic renewal. If higher education is to fulfill its democratic mission, it must resist the neoliberal plague and foster young people equipped to challenge inequities and envision a just, compassionate society."</p><p><a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/04/universities-in-dark-times-beyond-the-plague-of-neoliberal-fascism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">counterpunch.org/2024/11/04/un</span><span class="invisible">iversities-in-dark-times-beyond-the-plague-of-neoliberal-fascism/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neoliberalism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/CriticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriticalThinking</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Humanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanities</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://xoxo.zone/@Ashedryden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Ashedryden</span></a></span> requiring a specific class literally violates said <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a>"</em>!</p>
Qlac<p>«&nbsp;La censure augmente à mesure que la liberté académique diminue à Hong Kong&nbsp;». Article du site Université World News <br><a href="https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20240925125815658" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universityworldnews.com/post.p</span><span class="invisible">hp?story=20240925125815658</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libert%C3%A9acad%C3%A9mique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libertéacadémique</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libert%C3%A9suniversitaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libertésuniversitaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academicfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academicfreedom</span></a></p>
UniversityofGroningenLibrary<p>Probably preaching to the choir here...</p><p>Embrace <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/open" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>open</span></a> principles, safeguard <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a>, and support <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/DataAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataAutonomy</span></a>: why academic institutions should consider a transition from Twitter to Mastodon</p><p>🆕 Read the latest post in our <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/OpenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenScience</span></a> Blog</p><p><a href="https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/take-back-control-of-research-communication-embrace-mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rug.nl/library/open-access/blo</span><span class="invisible">g/take-back-control-of-research-communication-embrace-mastodon</span></a></p>