An Indian university founder recently quoted Google AI in defence of his institution’s failure to back an under-fire academic. The incident exemplifies the threat posed to viewpoint diversity on campus by our increasing reliance on a tool trained to favour the majority view, says Saikat Majumdar
Compulsory assessment tasks that highlight cultural histories of Australia and New Zealand help prepare students for future careers, universities insist
Rules designed for adversaries do not help against friends, expert warns, as US grills Australian researchers on DEI, ‘environmental justice’, ‘gender ideology’ and China links
With its Trump-style promise to smash woke ideology on campus, Germany’s far-right populist party is widely seen as a threat by academics. And with even the country’s mainstream parties promising little for higher education or research, few are relishing Sunday’s election. Emily Dixon reports
Delayed introduction of England’s campus free speech act will help scholars confront bias confirmation propagated by social media bubbles, argue Carla Ferstman and Faten Ghosn
Long caught up in debates about academic freedom and internationalisation, liberal arts may not survive in city state beyond closure of pioneering partnership
Cambridge philosopher appointed to oversee free speech in English universities has been unusually quiet since starting the role. Might changes seen as ‘clipping his wings’ force him to be more vocal?
‘Statutory tort’ allowing for universities to be sued over alleged free speech breaches likely to be removed when legislation is reintroduced later this month, according to reports
‘People lose a lot of their energy and resources to fear and speculation versus focusing on what’s actually happening,’ says newly inaugurated Boston University leader
