Freedom of Expression

Gazan Publisher, Late Ukrainian Writer Receive Publisher Group’s Prix Voltaire Award
Bookshelf
December 6, 2024

Gazan Publisher, Late Ukrainian Writer Receive Publisher Group’s Prix Voltaire Award

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Webinar: Banned Books Week 2024
Event
September 24, 2024

Webinar: Banned Books Week 2024

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Watch! Methodspace Roundtables Examine Threats To Intellectual And Academic Freedom
Ethics
June 23, 2023

Watch! Methodspace Roundtables Examine Threats To Intellectual And Academic Freedom

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The Impact of Book Bans on Higher Education
Communication
October 31, 2022

The Impact of Book Bans on Higher Education

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Banning Books Threatens the Freedom to Read

Banning Books Threatens the Freedom to Read

Banned Books Week is an annual event, typically held the last week of September, celebrating the freedom to read. The celebration sponsored […]

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Nominations Invited for Annual Downs Intellectual Freedom Award

Nominations Invited for Annual Downs Intellectual Freedom Award

The Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award acknowledges individuals or groups who have furthered the cause of intellectual freedom, particularly as it impacts libraries and information centers and the dissemination of ideas.

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A Further Response on the Application of Academic Freedom

A Further Response on the Application of Academic Freedom

In an essay last month on Social Science Space, I pointed out the hypocrisy of activists who demand maximum academic freedom for […]

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Archived Webinar: What Can Academics Teach us About Censorship During the Pandemic?

Archived Webinar: What Can Academics Teach us About Censorship During the Pandemic?

As COVID-19 forces the world in into a predominately digital state, censorship and the spread of misinformation have not been far behind. Our experiences dealing with […]

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HEPI Offers Clarion Call to Protect Free Speech on Campus

HEPI Offers Clarion Call to Protect Free Speech on Campus

Concerns that free speech is being on university campuses, at least in the United Kingdom, are overblown, with the biggest threat originating not on campuses but from the government and its Prevent program. That’s a key takeaway in a new paper from Britain’s Higher Education Policy Institute, Free Speech and Censorship on Campus.

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Might Campus Free Speech Laws Muzzle Some Speech?

Might Campus Free Speech Laws Muzzle Some Speech?

Some language in campus speech legislation may be largely symbolic and not change what many colleges are already doing. But, argues Neal Hutchens, some provisions in legislation could change campus speech rules in important ways.

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Special Pleading: Free Speech and Australian Universities

Special Pleading: Free Speech and Australian Universities

This is an edited version of a speech given by Glyn Davis, distinguished professor of political science at the Crawford School of Public Policy at Australian National University, at a summit to explore issues of academic freedom and autonomy hosted by the Australian National University.

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A Cry From Canada: Freedom of Expression Under Attack at Our Universities

A Cry From Canada: Freedom of Expression Under Attack at Our Universities

The former president of the University of Saskatchewan argues that freedom of expression is under attack in Canada’s universities through an accumulation of episodes that diminish its significance and through a vector of intellectual laziness accompanied by ideology and anger.

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