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US higher education ‘under attack’, claims academic group

Paper from director of American Association of University Professors warns academic freedom is being undermined

Higher education in the United States is “under attack” from conservative politicians, think tanks and their wealthy backers, according to a new paper published by the American Association of University Professors.

The paper, authored by Isaac Kamola, director of the AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom and published on 28 May, is titled Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education, 2021-23.

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