WASHINGTON—Freedom House today announced the appointment of Jamie Fly as its Chief Executive Officer, effective February 2, 2026. A widely respected and experienced leader in the fields of democracy ...

Over 100 students rallied in White Plaza Friday afternoon to support academic freedom and free expression amid the Trump administration’s standoff with U.S. universities. The demonstration, titled ...

The University of Kansas will host a series of seminars on topics related to democracy and academic freedom over the next two years, funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation. KU shared details ...

The first months of the new Trump Administration have laid bare the web of government technocrats and NGO activists and their public funding. It has never been easier to disregard the narratives these ...

July 4, 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of American Declaration of Independence from England and its king. We chose a different path against tyranny and oppression to pursue freedom and a better ...

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On a special episode (first released on May 7, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: As a bulwark against the flood of propaganda and misinformation coming from China and Russia, the United States Agency for ...

The U.S. ranks below 80 other countries in the 2024 Academic Freedom Index, scoring 0.68 out of 1.00. Over 600 university presidents released a statement defending academic freedom against government ...

In 1941, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie, President Franklin Roosevelt‘s Republican challenger the previous year, founded Freedom House “to rally policymakers and a broadly ...

Distinguished legislators, senior law enforcement officers, civil society leaders, and members of the media, the digital ...