11 May 2026
Here at last is a an accurate and constantly updated record of efforts – alas many of them successful – to silence the Palestine voice during the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
The MESA Academic Freedom Initiative tracks and analyzes threats to academic freedom
on North American higher education campuses since October 7, 2023. Our databases record experiences of faculty, staff, and students to build a comprehensive understanding of these issues.
About the Academic Freedom Initiative
The MESA Academic Freedom Initiative offers datasets tracking threats to academic freedom in higher education in the U.S. and Canada. It also provides research and analysis of campus climate, academic freedom, and related policy changes at universities and colleges across North America since October 7, 2023.
Our datasets document attacks on academic freedom including instances of individual repression and retaliation against employees of higher education institutions, event cancellation, Title VI litigation, and federal pressure.
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