Covering clashes on campus as academic freedom challenges mount

Academic freedom in higher education is facing increased scrutiny at colleges and universities nationwide.

It’s a story about campuses big and small, public and private, liberal and conservative, with few, if any, geographic boundaries.

“When it comes to higher education, I don’t know if there are any safe places,” Karma Chavez, the chair of the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas, Austin, told the Center for Public Integrity for a story on tenure attacks.

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