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Breakout 8.1: Academic Freedom as Policy: Governance and Practice
Wednesday November 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST
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Academic freedom; Educational institutions; Institutional autonomy; International perspectives.
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avatar for Xiaohua Awa Zhu

Xiaohua Awa Zhu

Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Xiaohua Awa Zhu is an Associate Professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her work focuses on several themes at the intersection of information policy, social informatics, and libraries: misinformation governance, rights related to... Read More →
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Charles Sutton

Assistant Professor, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Indianapolis
Charles Sutton is an assistant professor at Indiana University, Indianapolis. His teaching/learning philosophy centers on community – community organizing, community-engaged and community-based participatory research. His research explores the social-material manifestation of circulating... Read More →
avatar for Kim Krutka

Kim Krutka

Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University
I am Assistant Professor of Library and Information Studies at ODU. Previously, I was a high school social studies teacher for 7 years and an elementary and high school librarian for 10 years. My research interests include critical examination of libraries, exploration of STEAM experiences... Read More →
avatar for Spencer Lilley

Spencer Lilley

Associate Professor, Victoria University of Wellington
New ZealandIndigenous KnowledgeData Sovereignty
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Jieun Yeon

Assistant Professor, University of Maryland iSchool
Dr. Jieun Yeon is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland College of Information. Her research centers on public library governance, aiming to facilitate democratic and community-oriented decision-making for public library professionals and community members. Her ongoing... Read More →
avatar for Melissa Cardenas-Dow

Melissa Cardenas-Dow

Social Sciences Librarian, Sacramento State University
Wednesday November 18, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am EST
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  SIG, Breakout Series 8

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