SIGN UP: Dangerous Questions: Why Academic Freedom Matter - ONLINE COURSE

Organizer: 
Scholars at Risk
Date: 
Monday, October 29, 2018
Location: 
ONLINE: Scholars at Risk
United States
US
Description: 

Online Course - Join Course for Free

 

Dangerous Questions: Why Academic Freedom Matters

  • Explore the meaning of academic freedom and how it relates to core higher education and societal values.
  • Challenge the limits to critical inquiry
    • Academic freedom is a fundamental value in modern higher education and research.
    • On this course, you’ll find out how we can use academic freedom to ask critical questions and contribute to a democratic society.
    • You’ll explore the importance of free and open research, and how it relates to core higher education and societal values.
    • You’ll understand why academic freedom is crucial for maintaining the quality and relevance of research in higher education.
    • You’ll learn about some of the current threats to academic freedom, and how this relates to the academic community worldwide.

 

What topics will you cover?

  • Traditional and socially engaged definitions of academic freedom
  • Academic freedom in relation to other core higher education values
  • The limits to what is covered by academic freedom
  • Threats to academic freedom in different settings
  • Consequences of threats to academic freedom
  • The importance of academic freedom to democratic societies
  • How you can contribute to strengthening core higher education values at your home institution and in partnerships
  • How you can assess and react to incidents relating to the core higher education values

 

When would you like to start?

  • Join to start on October 29th, 2018

 

What will you achieve?

  • By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
  • Explain the meaning of academic freedom and related values and how these values interrelate
  • Assess how academic freedom can be promoted and defended
  • Identify challenges and threats to academic freedom in different contexts
  • Demonstrate the importance of academic freedom to the development of society

 

Who is the course for?

  • This course is designed for students and staff in higher education, but it will be relevant for anyone interested in asking critical questions

 

Who will you learn with?

  • Olga Hunler
    • Dr. Olga S. Hünler is a Philipp Schwartz Initiative of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellow hosted at Institut für Ethnologie und Kulturwissenschaft in Universität Bremen, Germany.
  • Robert Quinn
    • Robert Quinn is a human rights lawyer and Executive Director of the Scholars at Risk, an network of higher education institutions dedicated to protecting scholars and promoting academic freedom.

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