There is a growing concern among academics recently. In Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and around the globe, there is a looming threat to academic freedom. In today's episode, we invited SHAPE SEA's Executive Director, Mr. Joel Mark Baysa-Barredo, to talk about academic freedom and the current political economic landscape of academia in the region. What is academic freedom? What can we do to protect it? He also shares about exciting opportunities for emerging scholars, so listen up!