Although many researchers will be satisfied with just their academic freedom, only a small number need seek broader self-expression to cause problems for the Communist Party.
Shafik and other university officials are facing internal criticism that NYPD arrests and student suspensions allegedly violated tenets of academic freedom and free expression on campus.
Windemeyer noted a rising number of cases of students and faculty members claiming academic freedom and freedom of speech in defense of what he calls hateful statements.
American higher education's commitment to academic freedom means that professors get to choose what to'teach: and research, and students have options about majors and courses.
FROM HUNGARY: Despite large-scale protests from scientists about academic freedom, the country's Parliament passed a law granting the government control of more than 40 institutes within the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Despite large-scale protests from scientists about academic freedom, the country's Parliament passed a law granting the government control of more than 40 institutes within the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Yale-NUS students were more likely to express their political views and were better organised than their peers at other universities, says Cherian George, the author of a recent report on academic freedom in Singapore.