Describes censorship cases that have affected the author while he served on intellectual freedom committees of the International Reading Association and/or the National Council of Teachers of English. Recommends four books as valuable resources for protecting the freedom of teachers and students to have access to materials, and the freedom of all…

Reports on the American Library Association's 2002 annual conference in Atlanta. Topics include incoming president Mitch Freedman's initiative to improve librarian salaries; author presentations; new technology, especially Amazon.com, and the library's role; ALA politics; intellectual freedom issues; salaries and recruiting; interoperability; and…

Presents the history of the National Organization for Decent Literature (NODL) and notes that censorship issues still remain regarding intellectual and religious freedoms. Reviews NODL's purpose, philosophy, and methods; identifies leaders and opponents; and examines the impact of NODL and why it stopped. (Contains 107 references.) (JMV)

Presents arguments for and against the acceptance, in 1990, of two controversial client accounts by the public relations agency Hill & Knowlton. Examines the ethical implications of both accounts and concludes that whatever ethical infractions may have occurred reflect the agency's dominant public relations practices, not necessarily the "greedy…

Proceedings of the 1990 Wolf Trap Conference on Academic Freedom and Artistic Expression (Virginia, April 29-May 1) are summarized, focusing on the current climate for the arts, institutional neutrality, the role of the arts in the academic community, scope of protection of the arts, and the academic community as captive audience. (MSE)

Argues that speech codes are not the answer to curbing offensive communication but that academic institutions should encourage a climate that promotes free and responsible communication. (SR)

Traces the organization of the American Forensic Association beginning in the fall of 1948 when the need for a national organization was agreed upon and questions were addressed concerning nature and scope. Discusses early debates about debate, the North Central Report recommending the abolition of all interscholastic contests except athletics,…

Argues conventional academic freedom in higher education is a state of regulated autonomy wherein faculty freedom in teaching and research is necessary to discharge of normal functions, but exercised within boundaries controlled by government, and management. Market competition extends the terrain of this regulated autonomy, while highlighting…

Draws on the work of an eclectic group of thinkers to present a range of perspectives that inform, complicate, and contest efforts to "teach freedom." Illustrates the many ways that postmodern theorists use to explore the tensions of politics and pedagogy and the commitments that underlie some of their projects. (SLD)

Describes "FSView," a for-profit newspaper serving Florida State University's campus. Explores whether its money-making focus has worked to the detriment of informing students. (EV)

Explores academic freedom in religiously based institutions, including eight social or semi-philosophical considerations to bear in mind during such exploration (modern society, religious pluralism and democracy, civil society, education, religion, the academy, ideas, and personhood). Defends the right of such institutions to attach religious…

A 1997 survey of public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools in Indiana investigated matters relevant to intellectual freedom. Provides a summary of the findings and makes selected comparisons with earlier surveys (1992,1996). Includes representative comments and lists authors, books, periodicals, and audiovisual media challenged during…

Explores the ways in which academic freedom, civil liberties, and civil rights clashed in the dismissal of Lee Lorch, accused of being a communist, during the administration of Charles S. Johnson as president of Fisk University. Examines the traditions of historically black universities related to academic freedom. (SLD)

Considers both the writing of and current attacks on young adolescent literature problem novels. Suggests that, judging from the lists of challenged and banned books, there are a lot of people in today's conservative climate who feel they have the right, or even the obligation, to define the literary canon. (RS)

Discusses controversy surrounding a 1998 article on the effects of child sexual abuse, which resulted in official condemnation by Congress and actions by the American Psychological Association to assuage Congressional critics. Written from the perspective of a psychologist serving in Congress, this article discusses political and organizational…