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EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 23 MIN

The academic freedom fight has entered the classroom

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From public syllabi to surveillance, universities across the country are embracing unprecedented policies that professors say are undermining their academic freedom. And North Carolina is front and center.Featuring:Brianna Atkinson, higher education reporter for WUNC NewsKeith Whittington, director of Center for Academic Freedom and Free Speech at Yale Law School and author of “You Can’t Teach That!: The Battle Over University Classrooms”Links:You can find more of Brianna Atkinson’s reporting hereCover Image: Liz SchlemmerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From public syllabi to surveillance, universities across the country are embracing unprecedented policies that professors say are undermining their academic freedom. And North Carolina is front and center.Featuring:Brianna Atkinson, higher education reporter for WUNC NewsKeith Whittington, director of Center for Academic Freedom and Free Speech at Yale Law School and author of “You Can’t Teach That!: The Battle Over University Classrooms”Links:You can find more of Brianna Atkinson’s reporting hereCover Image: Liz Schlemmer See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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