Free Universities: Putting the Academic Freedom Index into Action

This updated report offers policy recommendations on how to use the Academic Freedom Index (AFi) for the advancement of free universities. It calls on decision makers in higher education and foreign policy, university administrations, research funding organizations, advocacy groups, and parliaments to use the AFi data to better protect and promote academic freedom. It also includes recommendations for scholars and students. The AFi aims to inform stakeholders, provide monitoring yardsticks, alter incentive structures, challenge university rankings, facilitate research, and ultimately promote academic freedom.