Private Eyes on Campus: The New Era of Student Monitoring and Suppression
Posted by Joshua Scheer A few weeks ago we had a chance to speak with Hannah Epstein. Sadly, as the American empire descends into its last gasps, we have fallen…
America Faces a New “Sputnik” Moment, and Our Future Depends on Our Colleges and Universities
By Austin Sarat for ScheerPost It is hardly news that America’s colleges and universities are in serious trouble. Declining public confidence, politically motivated attacks, and the withdrawal of government funding…
Fired for Doing Journalism? Inside the Crackdown on Student Press at UT Dallas
For ScheerPost’s Academic Freedom Project, we are looking to speak with both professors and student journalists covering what’s happening on their campuses and the attacks on the freedoms we hold…
“Tyrants Hate Truth”: Austin Sarat on the New War Against Academic Freedom
Welcome to Academic Freedom on Life Support, hosted by Joshua Scheer. In this episode, we speak with Austin Sarat, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at…
When a Deportation Case Falls Apart, Free Speech Is on Trial
Posted by Joshua Scheer In an era of hypercharged politics and hardened rhetoric around immigration, it is easy for individual cases to blur into abstraction. But every so often, one…
From Civil Rights to Political Retribution: Trump’s Escalating War on Harvard
Posted By Joshua Scheer What began as a civil rights probe has metastasized into a naked political shakedown, with the White House demanding up to $1 billion from Harvard while…
Does Careerism Threaten Academic Commitment and Academic Freedom?
By Austin Sarat and Leah Schmalzbauer A survey of employers released on Jan. 13 brought bad news for college students entering the workforce in 2026. Among its worrisome results, “Small…
Academic Freedom: Trump’s University Blackmail Results
The Trump administration has reached deals with six universities following the withholding of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds and grants.
Freedom Under Siege: Trump’s War on Speech, Schools, and Truth
By Jim Mamer Academic freedom means that the political, religious, or philosophical beliefs of politicians, administrators, and members of the public cannot be imposed on students or faculty. Inside Higher…
2025 Rekindled Commitments to Academic Freedom Nationwide
The prospect of not having what we have long taken for granted has rallied the troops, offered academics and judges an occasion to articulate academic freedom’s value in new ways,…
Texas’ Chilling Academic Freedom Crackdown Sees Plato Passages Excised
A Texas A&M professor was forced to choose between editing his syllabus or teaching another course.
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Academic Freedom on Life Support: Trump’s War on Knowledge Exposed
In this episode of Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer speaks with Professor Steve Macek about what he calls an unprecedented assault on academic freedom in the United States. From federal investigations…
Academic Freedom on Trial: The Firing of Sang Hea Kil and the Campus Culture of Fear
By Joshua Scheer I started the morning reading about the case of Professor Sang Hea Kil in an interview with her on Mondoweiss. I strongly encourage everyone to read that…
Trump’s War on Epistemic Institutions
By Steve Macek for Project Censored Contemporary liberal democracies such as the United States depend on more than free elections andstable, functioning economies. They also rely on what are sometimes…
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Academic Freedom on Life Support: Inside Texas, the New Ground Zero of a National Crackdown on Higher Education
Scheer Intelligence Podcast In this episode of Scheer Intelligence, Robert Scheer speaks with Dr. Daniel Braaten, Associate Professor of Criminology and Political Science at Texas A&M–San Antonio, from what may…