On Harvard FAS Survey, 85% of Faculty See Government Pressure as Major Threat to Academic Freedom

William C. Mao and Veronica H. Paulus
Harvard Crimson

Excerpt: One in two faculty members who responded to a survey of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences said the Trump administration’s actions have discouraged them from expressing their political views.

More than 70 percent reported feeling negatively about the state of academic freedom at United States colleges and universities. Pressure from the government was the most cited threat to academic freedom, with 85 percent of respondents identifying it as a major fear.

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