S. Africans Cite Concerns About Academic Freedom

South Africa's Council on Higher Education has called for more cooperation between the government and public universities to ensure that academic freedoms are protected, and that universities retain their autonomy while remaining accountable for fulfilling their government-mandated roles.

A report recently published on the council's Web site says the "government's steering of higher education has in recent years ... grown more directive, less consultative, and occasionally prone to

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