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Center for Academic Freedom and Free Speech

About CAFFS

The Center for Academic Freedom and Free Speech (CAFFS) launched at the start of the 2024–2025 academic year. CAFFS’s mission is to become a leading hub for academic freedom and free speech. Its purpose is to safeguard these values for future generations.

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Podcast

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The Academic Freedom Podcast is a joint venture between CAFFS and the Academic Freedom Alliance, a nonpartisan and ideologically diverse coalition of faculty members committed to defending free speech in academia. In this podcast series, Professor Keith Whittington interviews a diverse array of scholars about:

  • the latest developments in the academic freedom movement,
  • breaking news and precedent-setting court cases
  • modern takes on the timeless principles that underlie professorial free speech.

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