Resources on Academic Freedom, Free Speech, and the Right to Protest
The MLA has collected these resources to support those dealing with challenges to academic freedom and free speech on campus.
Resources from AAUP, PEN America, and Scholars at Risk
Academic Freedom in Times of War (AAUP)
Free Speech on Campus (AAUP)
Campus Free Speech (PEN America)
Call to Action and Resource List (Scholars at Risk)
MLA Resources
Academic Freedom: Definitions, Tool Kits, Reports
Tool Kit on Academic Freedom (2012, 2020)
MLA Statement on Academic Freedom (2014)
Statements on Free Speech, Scholarly Discourse, and Watch Lists
Joint Statement on Threats to Academic Conferences (2021)
Joint Statement on Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Investigations into NYU and UCLA (2020)
MLA Statement on Content Warnings (2017)
MLA Statement on Watch Lists (2017)
MLA Statement on Islamophobia (2015)
MLA Condemns Censorship and Suppression of Controversial Works and Writers (2015)
Ramifications of the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Garcetti v. Ceballos (2010)
Statements on Legislative Interference in Academic Freedom and Shared Governance
Joint Statement Condemning the Effort to Undermine Academic Freedom in Florida HB 999 (2023)
Joint Statement Denouncing Florida HB 999 (2023)
Joint Statement in Support of Academic Freedom and New College of Florida (2023)
Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism in American History (2021)
Opposition to State Interference in College Curricula (2013)
Statements on Administrative Threats to Academic Freedom and Shared Governance
Statement Supporting Academic Freedom in Recent Cases of Faculty Employment (2023)
Statement on Campus Reopenings and Challenges to Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Shared Governance (2021)
Statement on Administrative Overreach, Shared Governance, and Faculty Rights in the Time of COVID-19 (2021)