@petersuber.bsky.socialAt least five profs who were fired for criticizing #CharlieKirk are still out of work and uncompensated for the violation of their First Amendment rights.
theintercept.com/2026/09/10/c...
#Acadsky #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #FirstAmendment #USPol #USPolitics
@petersuber.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gyUpdate. At least five profs who were fired for criticizing #CharlieKirk are still out of work and uncompensated for the violation of their First Amendment rights.
https://theintercept.com/2026/09/10/charlie-kirk-fired-censorship-free-speech/
@brismes.bsky.social📚 #Research by BRISMES Members | "The Authoritarian Convergence against #AcademicFreedom in #Germany: Political Interference, Securitization, and the Weaponization of Antisemitism Allegations" by Dörthe Engelcke and Ilyas Saliba
@isaliba.bsky.social
Read more: www.ispf-lab.cnr.it/system/files...
@lucaneve.bsky.social
@kwi-essen.bsky.social#New blog post by our Academy in Exile Fellow Yerkebulan Sairambay about how digitalisation boosts access to research data in Kazakhstan — but authoritarian governance complicates #fieldwork.
#Research #Kazakhstan #AcademicFreedom
discuss-data.net/cs/eescca/se...
@discussdata.bsky.social @dfg.de
@diraquel.masto.pt.ap.brid.gyEssential read, by @Marsh for @TheSkeptic
#AcademicFreedom #Eugenics #Racism #Skepticism
Skeptics should not be so gullible as to believe Nathan Cofnas' academic freedom is being stifled - The Skeptic […]
@drleonardbright.bsky.socialTexas A&M gets an F for free speech from FIRE—its lowest grade in years.
A great university cannot thrive when professors fear teaching and students fear speaking.
Free speech requires more than slogans.
@johartig.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gyProbably the most memorable takeaway from the podium discussion on academic freedom on the #dgps2026 : Be prepared to resist from day 1!
#fckafd #academicfreedom #DGPs2026 #dgps
@brismes.bsky.socialThe BRISMES Committee on #AcademicFreedom has written to Iranian authorities urging them not to adopt the proposed Bill to Counter the Infiltration of Foreign Intelligence Services and Governments or Foreign Entities. (1/4)
Read our letter: shorturl.at/bPxfZ
@scholarsatrisk.bsky.social📢Save the date: SAR’s upcoming #Free2Think2026 report will be released on September 15 to mark the International Day of Democracy! The report covers attacks on #highered around the world and sheds light on how the international community protect #academicfreedom.
@ronaldhartz.bsky.social"Defending academic freedom requires attention to architectures of recognition through which scholarly worth and truth are organized." (Ahrens/Pfister, 2026)
Interesting new paper about #AcademicFreedom in The Accounting Review.
@apsa.bsky.socialToday's breaking news panel gathers faculty and university leaders to critically reflect on the implications of the current moment for #academicfreedom.
➡️ "Political Science in a Backsliding World: How Can Scholars Help Protect Democracy?"
4:00 p.m., Hynes, 302
@drleonardbright.bsky.socialCheck out this small band of rebel warriors fighting the Galactic Empire (Texas A&M)! 🌌⚔️ The Force is with us!
📚 Let professors teach.
🎓 Let students learn.
💬 Let ideas be debated.
🚫 No censorship.
@mchankseliani.bsky.socialI was interviewed by The Diplomat about the arrest of Professor Ikboljon Qoraboyev, a deeply worrying case for due process, academic freedom, & international academic collaboration. thediplomat.com/2026/09/we-a...
@thediplomat.com
#CentralAsia #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan #AcademicFreedom #universities