Academic Freedom

Academic freedom in the U.S. is increasingly under attack. In this episode, Kent Kauffman joins us to discuss the legal and contractual origins of, current threats to, and the social benefits resulting from maintaining academic freedom. Kent is an Associate Professor of Business Law and MBA Programs Faculty Liaison in the Department of Economics and Finance at Purdue University. He is also the author of Navigating Choppy Waters: Key Legal Issues College Faculty Need to Know. A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at .

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Academic Freedom is an episode from Tea for Teaching by John Kane and Rebecca Mushtare.

This episode is 45:38 long.

This episode was published on Feb 18, 2026.

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