Neal Hutchens

Neal Hutchens is Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation at the University of Kentucky, specializing in higher education law and policy intersections. His scholarship analyzes academic freedom controversies, campus speech issues, and legislative impacts on university teaching, particularly regarding critical race theory (CRT) debates.

Honors include the 2015 Kaplin Award for national leadership in higher education law scholarship and a 2022-23 fellowship at UC's National Center for Free Speech. He co-authors the authoritative treatise The Law of Higher Education and has written books on campus governance. Public scholarship appears in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, and The Conversation.