In response to rising political threats against academic freedoms, faculty members from 18 Big Ten universities, including Indiana University and Rutgers, have formed a pact to defend these essential principles. The initiative follows troubling incidents, like the recent firing of cybersecurity professor Xiaofeng Wang after a federal raid at his home, highlighting growing concerns over governance autonomy and free speech rights within American higher education. The resolution emphasizes that threats to one university's integrity are threats to all, fostering a sense of solidarity among member institutions.
The resolution comes as a result of recent and escalating politically motivated actions by governmental bodies which pose a significant threat to the foundational principles of American higher education.
The 18 universities part of the Big 10 academic alliance include institutions that embody the autonomy of university governance and the protection of free speech.
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