In this episode of Radio Free Campus, co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison discuss the past, present, and future of academic freedom with David Rabban, a professor at the University of Texas School of Law and author of the book Academic Freedom: From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right. Steve and Justin also discuss academic freedom controversies such as the University of Oklahoma's grading scandal and a major political science journal's systemic problem of publishing articles on the basis of ideology rather than scholarly merit. They also announce 2025's final "Hero of the People" and "Apparatchik of the Month" awards.

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ACTA's Gold Standard for Freedom of Expression Evaluation for University of Florida: https://www.goacta.org/campus-freedom-initiative/ufl-report-card/

Website: https://www.goacta.org/

Campus Freedom Initiative: https://www.goacta.org/campus-freedom-initiative/

Steve McGuire: https://www.goacta.org/staff/steven-mcguire/

Justin Garrison: https://www.goacta.org/staff/justin-garrison/

In this episode of Radio Free Campus, co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison discuss pandemonium at U.C. Berkeley as Antifa tries to shut down a TPUSA event. They interview Sarah McLaughlin of FIRE to talk about her new book, Authoritarians in the Academy, which documents the ways foreign governments such as China and Qatar try to suppress free speech and academic freedom at American universities. Steve and Justin also discuss Cornell University's settlement with the Trump administration and growing faculty use of AI in teaching. They also announce their latest "Hero of the People" and "Apparatchik of the Month" awards.

Website: https://www.goacta.org/

Campus Freedom Initiative™: https://www.goacta.org/campus-freedom-initiative/

Steve McGuire: https://www.goacta.org/staff/steven-mcguire

Justin Garrison: https://www.goacta.org/staff/justin-garrison/

In this episode of Radio Free Campus, co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison discuss the Trump administration's Compact for Excellence in Higher Education. Steve also talks about diversity of thought and campus freedom with Josh Dunn, the director of the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Last but never least, Steve and Justin announce their latest "Hero of the People" and "Apparatchik of the Month" awards.

Website: https://www.goacta.org/

Campus Freedom Initiative™: https://www.goacta.org/campus-freedom-initiative/

ACTA Statements on the Compact:

https://www.goacta.org/2025/10/acta-proposes-an-honorable-compact/

https://www.goacta.org/2025/10/acta-publica-conflicts-in-the-compact/

Steve McGuire: https://www.goacta.org/staff/steven-mcguire

Justin Garrison: https://www.goacta.org/staff/justin-garrison/