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Session Type: Paper Session
This round table explores how universities across the globe navigate the competing demands of autonomy, governance, and political influence. Papers examine state intervention, ideological control, and the legal and policy frameworks that shape academic freedom and speech. Together, they offer a comparative look at how higher education institutions manage power, negotiate constraints, and defend intellectual independence within shifting global and national contexts.
The Politics of Institutional Neutrality in Higher Education: Ambiguity, Fear, and Democratic Erosion - Curtis Anthony Brewer, University of Texas - San Antonio; Michelle D. Young, University of California - Berkeley
Populist Power against Academic Autonomy: The Right-Wing Assault on Israeli Universities - Halleli Pinson, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Academic Freedom in Practice: A Conceptual Framework and Workshop Design for Faculty Legal Empowerment - Shaimaa Ibrahim, William & Mary
Protected but Precarious: First Amendment Rights for International Students - Junyan (Emma) Zhu, Baylor University