We are pleased to announce the publication of volume 15 of the AAUP's Journal of Academic Freedom. Our call for papers, "Truth-Telling versus Propaganda—Exposing the Rift," invited scholarly articles building on the themes of the previous two volumes to advance understandings of the salience of academic freedom not only to higher education but also to democracy, social justice, international cooperation, and global problem-solving. These concerns seem all the more timely and urgent now that we are only a week away from the high-stakes US election.

Political actors working at local, state, and national levels have exploited misinformation about history, science, the environment, and more—undermining academically verifiable knowledge through the strategic use and misuse of new media technologies. The rift between propaganda and truth-telling has continued to widen through ongoing legislative and media attacks on education that weaponize critical race theory and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our introduction to the volume and its fifteen contributions examine this rift, engaging in acts of collective truth-telling that bolster the vital role of higher education in a multiethnic democracy. We have organized the articles into five thematic clusters—focusing on artificial intelligence, authoritarianism, gender, Black history, and philosophical frameworks—that consider the rift's implications for academic freedom from a variety of different angles.

We encourage readers to forward this email to friends and colleagues and to share links to article web pages on social media. You can access the complete volume at https://www.aaup.org/volume-15 or click on titles in the table of contents below. Please also read the call for papers for next year's volume, "Philanthropy and Academic Freedom." Submissions are due by March 5, 2025.

—Michael Dreiling and Pedro García-Caro, Faculty Coeditors

The Journal of Academic Freedom is supported by funding from the AAUP Foundation.

Editors' Introduction: Truth-Telling and Propaganda
By Michael Dreiling and Pedro García-Caro

Table of Contents

Artificial Intelligence and Academic Freedom

Authoritarianism and Academic Freedom

Gender and Academic Freedom

Legislative Targets on Black History

Philosophical Frameworks, Truth-Telling, and Academic Freedom