The Academic Freedom Subcommittee of the Faculty Senate Research Council is conducting a campus-wide survey to learn more about what academic freedom means to the campus community.

The main goal of the survey is an internal campus evaluation of how academic freedom is experienced on the UMass Amherst campus to inform shared governance policies.  The Research Council will be analyzing the confidential responses for key themes that are shared across respondents, as well as key differences, to help the campus think more critically about how to bolster academic freedom at UMass, as well as assist in identifying any gaps that may exist.

UMass faculty, staff and students may complete the survey through April 3.

Complete details can be found at the survey’s Google Form.

For questions or to receive Research Council’s summary report, contact Mark Pachucki, Research Council Academic Freedom Subcommittee chair, at [email protected].