Academic freedom has faced unprecedented assaults in the U.S. through state censorship, bans on diversity initiatives, and punitive measures against academic governance and tenure.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin directed university appointees to act as extensions of government, reshaping education to serve partisan interests, which poses a threat to genuine academic freedom.
The Heritage Foundation justifies its push for partisan control of universities by claiming it's a restoration of classical education, yet this misinterprets their true philosophical underpinnings.
Academic freedom has roots in medieval protections that contributed to the individual liberties of the Renaissance, signifying its importance in shaping modern self-governance and rights.
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