The proposed policy explains the concept the same way a faculty group did last fall, but system leaders added limitations on ...

The Faculty Assembly’s proposed definition will soon go before the state university system’s board, but with added language ...

Despite controversy and concerns about politicization, NC university system appears unified as it hammers out ‘academic freedom’ definition.

The UNC Board of Governors seeks to add a definition of academic freedom into system code that places parameters around the ...

I recently read for the first time a book that for many (most?) is a classic: Academic Tribes and Territories: Intellectual Enquiry and the Culture of Disciplines, in its revised edition (2001). I ...

For the next little while on College Admissions Insider, we're doing a deep dive into academic disciplines one episode at a time. So far, we've covered sciences, mathematics, the arts, and humanities.

There are so many important choices you'll make in college: which hall to live in, what to eat, how many extracurriculars to join. But most crucial is the decision of what you'll study. For the next ...

‘Why do institutions, religion, culture, family structures, and conventions influence people’s decisions more than laws alone? These are some fundamental concerns in the academic discipline of social ...