Upcoming Events

Academic Freedom in Contentious Times: Students’ Voices

📅 Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

⏰ Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

🏫 Location: Moot Court, 6th Floor, New Building at John Jay College

🔗 Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/CpMPpPurvz

*Food will be provided at this event.

Event Description:

Academic freedom is often discussed in relation to faculty research and teaching, but how does it affect students – especially in today’s controversial political climate?  In this interactive event, we will explore what academic freedom is and is not, from the point of view of students. Attendees will be encouraged to actively participate in discussions about controversial topics connected to campus life, politics, and beyond. Event organizers will also share key resources and upcoming events related to academic freedom on campus, while student organizations active at John Jay will be invited to table at the event and share information about activities, resources, and challenges they might be currently facing. Whether you are involved in local activism, leadership roles, research, internships, or you are just curious about how academic freedom impacts you in and beyond the classroom, this event will equip you with tools for navigating difficult scenarios and practical student concerns. In other words, this event is about YOU, John Jay students! Join us and make your voices heard in this vital conversation about academic freedom from a student perspective.

Moderator: Karla Mundim

Karla Mundim is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at John Jay College – CUNY. Her research interests include Indigenous mobilization, identities, and social movements, Indigenous women’s activism, conceptions of cuerpo-territorio (body-territory), theories of extraction, colonialism, multiculturalism, and territoriality, with a particular focus on Latin America. Her most recent research projects emphasize Indigenous struggles against the marco temporal (temporal landmark) legal thesis in Brazil; analyze the impact of systematic forced sterilizations of Indigenous women in Peru; and explore valuable insights Indigenous and feminist collectives from Latin America can offer similar justice-centered social movements in and beyond the region. Her research has appeared in Politics, Groups, and Identities; an edited volume on transnational feminisms (Routledge Press); and Items: Insights from the Social Sciences. 

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