Academic Freedom and Responsibility in Policy and Practice
- Date: 23 October 2023, 13:15–17:00
- Location: University Main Building, Sal X
- Type: Seminar
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- Organiser: Demokrati och högre utbildning
- Contact person: Linda Wedlin
How can universities serve the needs of free and independent knowledge for democratic societies, while catering for demands from students, politicians, and the general public to serve their needs and expectations? This will be the topic of this afternoon as the research program Democracy and Higher Education present the start of “A week on Academic Freedom”. The afternoon will hold discussions of current challenges to the freedom of teaching and attempts to control the curricula in US higher education, and about challenges to academic freedom in Europe and efforts to influence the EU to take action to protect it. Welcome!
13.15–13.25 Inauguration of the Week (English)
- Tora Holmberg, Professor of Sociology & Vice-rector, Uppsala University
- Christina Garsten, Principal and Permanent Fellow & SCAS Professor of Social Anthropology, Uppsala University
- Linda Wedlin, Director of Democracy and Higher Education & Professor of Business Studies, Uppsala University
- Mikael Börjesson, Director of HERO & Professor in Sociology of Education, Uppsala University
13.30–14.15 Student Interests and the Freedom of Teaching: Challenges and How to Respond (English)
Andrea Talentino, Professor of Political Science & President of Augustana College
14.15–15.00 Reimagining academic freedom in Europe: what is at stake? (English)
Liviu Matei, Professor of Higher Education and Public Policy, King's College London & representative of The Guild
15.00–15.30 Break
15.30–17.00 En fri akademi bland ökade krav: Vad behövs för en kunskapsbildning i demokratins tjänst? Panelsamtal (Swedish)
- Dag Blanck, Professor of North American Studies, Uppsala University (moderator)
- Annika Nilsson, Associate Professor in Public Law, Uppsala University
- Göran Rosenberg, Journalist and Author
- Astrid Söderbergh Widding, Professor in Cinema Studies & Vice-Chancellor, Stockholm University
- Farshid Jalalvand, Cultural writer, PhD in medical microbiology and author
- Johan Östling, Professor of History, Director of the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge (LUCK) and Wallenberg Academy Fellow
- Linn Svärd Swedish National Union of Students
17.00– Informal reception
Registration for informal reception on Monday is required. Register here.
Organized by: Democracy and Higher Education.
Venue: Lecture Hall X, University Main Building
Language: Swedish and English