The Daily Texan

Under threat: Academic freedom gives college students the power to fully understand the world around them. Lawmakers are trying to take that away.

Samantha Greyson, Senior Projects Reporter • March 3, 2023

On Nov. 3 1944, thousands of students held a “funeral procession for academic freedom,” touting a casket in a march around campus after the Board of Regents fired beloved President Homer Rainey. In...