Category: News
The Canceling of the American Mind
From universities to public office, schools to social clubs, the pernicious reach of cancel culture seems to know no bounds. While ‘cancellation’ may once have been reserved for high-profile celebrities, […]
Sign this open letter to Bridget Phillipson
Dear Bridget Phillipson, We write as academics to urge the government to implement the remaining provisions of Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act (HEFOSA), which were due to come into […]
The War on Free Speech in Higher Education
The pausing of the freedom of speech Act has failed all students, argues Student AFAF, in the first post for their new Substack* Why did we set up SAFAF? SAFAF […]
Changing the Equality Act
In this discussion piece, Mark Lilly* argues for a change to the Equality Act 2010 There is general agreement that the effect of the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, […]
Academic freedom is an individual right
Jim Butcher discusses whether academic freedom in an institutional or an individual freedom. Everyone now seems to agree that academic freedom is important. But not everyone defines it in the […]
Reflections on Institutional Neutrality
In this guest post, Guy Whitehouse discusses arguments for and against institutional neutrality after Harvard University accepted the conclusions of a working party report on ‘Institutional Voice’ and stated that […]
After Cass: the lessons for higher education
Robert Laverick and Georgia Testa argue that higher education should champion academic freedom and equality, not Stonewall The trans inclusion policies of higher education institutions are increasingly failing to reflect […]
Sign the Brussels Free Speech Declaration
Please take the opportunity to be a founding signatory of the Brussels Free Speech Declaration. It will be launched soon by MCC Brussels. This a statement by MCC Brussels giving […]
Response to the Consultation on the OfS Regulatory Advice on Free Speech
Members of the AFAF network have a variety of views on the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (HEFOSA). These view range from scepticism about the state regulating freedoms, […]
Happy International Academic Freedom Day!
Today, Monday 20 May, is International Academic Freedom Day (IAFD). The idea for such a day was proposed at the Academics For Academic Freedom (AFAF) National Conference in November last year. What […]
