"The report highlights that, over all, academic freedom remains more protected in Latin America, Europe, North America, Oceania and large parts of Southern and West Africa compared with Asia and the Middle East and North Africa."
"In the U.S., institutional autonomy has deteriorated 50 percent since 2015 and is now rated only 'moderate' by country experts."
"This pattern could be interpreted as indicative of a broader trend of declining university autonomy in liberal democratic countries."
"The decline in the U.S. began in 2020, driven mostly by state-level actions by officials aligned with the Make America Great Again movement."
Over the past decade, academic freedom has deteriorated in 50 countries, while only nine have seen improvements. The Academic Freedom Index indicates that the decline in university autonomy in the U.S. has been more rapid than in countries like Hungary, India, and Turkey. Institutional autonomy has shown slight resistance to decline, but 43 countries have experienced significant deterioration. The U.S. has seen a 50% decline in institutional autonomy since 2015, primarily driven by state-level actions linked to political movements.
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