1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 “We need to be open in order to be strong,” asserts Professor Dr. Andreas Marx, President of Friedrich Schiller University Jena. Framing openness as a necessity for both academic excellence and societal resilience, Dr. Marx discusses how his institution lives out its core mission of “Light, Life, Liberty.” To counter local political pressures on academic freedom and rebuild public trust in science post-pandemic, the university is practicing openness through direct community engagement—opening a dedicated communication hub and launching a mobile science bus to bring research directly to rural areas. Dr. Marx emphasizes that staying open and showing society the tangible value of higher education is essential to protecting academic freedom and keeping truth at the center of public life. This year, SAR celebrates 25 years of a global academic freedom movement strong enough to meet the challenges ahead. In this special series, we are inviting partners from across the network and around the world to share what the 25th anniversary theme Truth Matters means to them and their work. Join the movement » Free to Think Podcast http://scholarsatrisk.org/podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/42198225/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/204412030