Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UNC Systems’ Committee on University Governance gave an initial nod Wednesday to a formal definition for academic freedom.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Academic freedom is “essential” to the mission of the UNC System, according to its code. But what does it actually protect? The UNC ...

Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth believe in academic freedom, but not the way it’s come to be understood in 2022, with social media spewing hate (among other things) and with colleges employing many ...

Every institution of higher learning has policies regarding academic integrity for students, as well as penalties for academic misconduct. The codes of conduct for faculty, however, are more variable.

Religious Studies Prof. and faculty handbook committee chair Richard Kieckhefer discussed proposals for altering the faculty handbook, including revisions to its definition of academic freedom.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The campus of UNC-Chapel Hill (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline) The UNC Systems’ Committee on University Governance gave an ...