HxA Event: "The Erosion of Academic Freedom in the US"

Event Title:
“The Erosion of Academic Freedom in the US - And What To Do About It?"

How to Watch:
This online event is FREE but you'll need to register to get the Zoom link in your email (check your Junk folder if you don't see it):
https://heterodoxacademy.org/events/the-erosion-of-academic-freedom-in-the-us-and-what-to-do-about-it/

Event Topic:
Join the Heterodox Academy (HxA) Campus Community at the University of California Riverside (CIVIC) for a discussion between Steve Brint (University of California Riverside Dept. of Sociology) and Tom Ginsburg (University of Chicago School of Law) on "The Erosion of Academic Freedom in the United States - And What To Do About It" on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 12:30 p.m. Pacific/3:30 p.m. Eastern. Steve and Tom will discuss for 30 minutes and then the floor will be open for Q&A.

The discussion will take off from Steven Brint's paper, "The Erosion of Academic Freedom in the United States in the Early 21st Century: A State and Movements-Based Analysis". As the abstract explains: "Academic freedom protections for U.S. professors have never been secure, but they experienced an unprecedented erosion in the early 21st century. The objective of this paper is to analyze why this sea change occurred -- and with what consequences. The paper discusses the policy interventions in the 50 states and the federal government that brought the issue of higher education’s autonomy to a head in 2025. The analysis focuses on the growing distance between the ideological orientations of university faculties and Republican legislators; the development of organizational strength and coordination on both the right and the left; and precipitating events that provided a springboard for extensive policy interventions."

The paper is linked above, but is not necessary to read the paper to participate. Steve will give a brief summary of some main points of the paper at the beginning of the meeting.

About the Speakers:
* Steven Brint is a Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside and Director of the Colleges & Universities 2000 Project. He's the author of several books on higher education, most recently Two Cheers for Higher Education: Why American Universities Are Stronger than Ever – and How to Meet the Challenges They Face (2018).
* Tom Ginsburg is a Professor of International Law and Political Science at the University of Chicago, as well as Faculty Director of the Malyi Center for the Study of Institutional and Legal Integrity, and Faculty Director of theForum for Free Inquiry and Expression. He's has written a large number of journal and law review articles, as well as seven books, most recently How to Save a Constitutional Democracy (2018, with Aziz Z. Huq).

About the Event Host:
The Heterodox Academy (HxA) is a nonpartisan collaborative of thousands of professors, administrators, and students committed to enhancing the quality of research and education by promoting open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement in institutions of higher learning. It was founded in 2015 by Jonathan Haidt, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia, Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, a Georgetown University law professor, and Chris Martin, an Emory University sociologist.
To learn more about their mission, go to https://heterodoxacademy.org/our-mission/