Discusses the controversy surrounding the removal of Edward W. Bemis from the University of Chicago faculty in 1895. (Author)

Considers what social functions are fulfilled by a collective expression of opinion by an institution on matters of broad national concern. (HS)

States that lawsuits are being filed that challenge anonymity and freedom of speech in cyberspace--is there a right to online anonymity? Examines the debate and issues associated with anonymous communications in cyberspace. Explores the "right of informational privacy" as it pertains to anonymity. Suggests some regulatory approaches for…

Alerts educators to the problem of censorship. Gives specific examples of works that have been challenged. Suggests means for being prepared to meet the censor. Appends a list of the most protested, attacked, or censored books. (RS)

Asserting that the university as a transnational community of professors and students poses challenges to traditional conceptions of academic freedom, explores the rethinking of academic freedom as part of a human right to education. (EV)

Argues that one of the primary roles of any school principal is to act as champion of students' rights of academic and intellectual freedom. Provides five steps that principals can take to preserve intellectual freedom in their schools. (HB)

Argues that principals and school administrators are responsible for ensuring that students are exposed to a wide range of ideas, opinions, and values and thus must champion intellectual freedom and fight against censorship. Presents numerous success stories of how such values have been defended. (HB)

Each year, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) conducts a rigorous survey of restrictions on speech at America's colleges and universities. The survey and resulting report explore the extent to which schools are meeting their legal and moral obligations to uphold students' and faculty members' rights to freedom of speech,…

This study examined the extent to which Texas school boards of education made efforts to locally modify student speech policy. Using online policy manuals provided by the Texas Association of School Boards, speech policies for 91 school districts were gathered using a purposive stratified sampling procedure and examined for local modifications to…

Students are familiar with some or all depictions of branded products in popular television shows. But they probably have no idea the number of legal and public policy issues these product appearances are generating. This article explains how embedded advertising in television shows can be the attention-grabbing vehicle for teaching numerous…

Using Frederic Jameson, we outline concentric circles of the political unconscious structuring debates about academic freedom at the national and state levels. By drawing parallels between the World War I university and the contemporary university, we suggest that such circles function historically, always bearing traces of an earlier time. To…

During the past 150 years U.S. courts have demonstrated a special protectiveness toward academics and academic institutions. Academic freedom was not a concern when the U.S. Constitution and the First Amendment were drafted and is not mentioned in the "Federalist Papers." However, decisions by a series of Supreme Court justices led to…

The paper analyses the challenges posed to the principle of academic autonomy by the knowledge society and new conceptions of the state. It argues that these signify the breaking down of boundaries that have been critical for the justification of academic rights to self-government and freedom of inquiry. The ideal of academe as a sovereign,…

Although American higher education has arguably been the setting for a number of different culture wars, the one now being waged goes to the very heart and soul of the university as an institution. Like most wars, it has usually involved two opposing camps. On one side of this conflict are the traditionalists, who see themselves as defending the…