#  AAAS Professor Claudine Gay Delivers Keynote Address at Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study 

 





September 19, 2025

 

 

On September 3rd, the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study invited AAAS Professor [Claudine Gay](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us20.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3De3de5f6f3fa73dcfb28443efb-26id-3D8d6ccfbb73-26e-3Db7da6dbcc7&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=zWHe-r_Fx8AG9ycOiRkuvH0sMvMvP7odoGlguNj-tnU&m=DwuK3jq7JyGuslUe0UEEAenm2fPOKsSk_trdn7UE2g4XNzZAXRBUstesh6f_su3H&s=8pR7hEFn0RF_NyQiwRKjLILG8VQCBFFIGfFNRMNA_ak&e=) to deliver the keynote address opening the 2025-2026 academic year. Gay discussed the political and economic pressures threatening the core values of freedom and independence in academia. Learn more about this keynote address [here](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us20.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3De3de5f6f3fa73dcfb28443efb-26id-3D48c6eedb9e-26e-3Db7da6dbcc7&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=zWHe-r_Fx8AG9ycOiRkuvH0sMvMvP7odoGlguNj-tnU&m=DwuK3jq7JyGuslUe0UEEAenm2fPOKsSk_trdn7UE2g4XNzZAXRBUstesh6f_su3H&s=IoOACPeyvGnC9kqDR7dkB80AEmscotIJFTXyfkXazlw&e=).



 

 

 



 

 

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