The development of students' rights to free expression are explored through a historical review of judicial decisions on the subject from 1943 to 1988. The analysis shows that student civil rights have been eroded by the Supreme Court while other types of civil liberties in education have been protected. (VM)

Contains (1) a textual analysis of eighteenth-century state press clauses; (2) a speculative discussion of the contemporary significance of these attempts to protect press freedom; (3) an examination of the legal doctrines developed over the past 200 years which led to increased reliance on the clauses; and (4) specific issues of press freedom…

Examines four cases decided in circuit courts regarding teachers' academic freedom. Cited in all these decisions was "Kuhlmeier," a case involving the lawful restriction of student speech. Contends that some of the language in the opinions could stimulate governing boards to try to intrude upon the professional judgment of teachers. (42…

Reviews the controversy of teaching evolution and creationism in public schools from the early years of the twentieth century until today. Identifies two stages of the legal challenges to the teaching of evolution. Contends that academic freedom issues may provide another avenue to the Supreme Court for those supporting creationism. (CFR)

Discusses what drama teachers, directors, and administrators should know about the legal limits of their freedom of expression. Discusses the limitations imposed by the courts on administrative officials regarding their ability to control or regulate what theater students and teachers do. (RS)

Discusses the most important cases in 1999 related to First Amendment rights in higher education and suggests some trends that may shape behavior on campus in the coming years. The U.S. Supreme Court decision about the constitutionality of mandatory fees at public colleges and universities is likely to be the most significant 1999 decision. (SLD)

Notes that news coverage of warfare poses a problem for political systems with a free press, such as the United States. Reports that the military's controls over newsgathering during the Persian Gulf War set off a controversy still smoldering during the Haiti occupation of 1994. Examines the legal, historical, and technological aspects of the…

Although Internet filtering is still implemented within the Davenport (Iowa) School District, students' involvement and awareness has helped resolve many components of this dilemma. Filters have been lifted from one computer in each high school's journalism classroom. Free speech requires adult monitoring of students' Internet use. (MLH)

Explores why gender studies--implicated in wider conflicts over modernization, democracy, and tradition--has become a flash point for academic freedom in Egyptian universities. (EV)

Describes important court decisions which illustrate the relationship and potential tension between the academic freedom of an individual professor and the academic freedom of the university as an institution. (EV)

Explores the relationship between the professional values of librarians and the benefits of unionization. Discusses process-based benefits that include the protection of tenure, fair workload, job security, and due process in grievance procedures; and value-based benefits, including open communication, academic and intellectual freedom, and…

When the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) decided to remove the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) from its list of censured colleges, an opportunity was created for VCCS colleges to examine anew the status of academic freedom. The 1972 decision to abolish tenure within the VCCS had been viewed by some faculty as a direct…

When armed police officers, with no warrant, confiscated and searched the computer from this author's state university office, she began to cross-examine her relationship to computers and to investigate professors' computer privacy at public universities. She had violated no university policy. She had simply received an anonymous e-mail (an e-mail…

Each year, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) conducts a wide, detailed 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 obligations to uphold students' and faculty members' rights to freedom of speech, freedom of…

In U.S. schools, African American students are typically fed steady diets of stereotypical and culturally invasive literature and often do not see themselves positively and consistently represented in books. The crisis is fueled, in part, by teachers who (for various reasons) do not include and draw upon counter-narratives in their classrooms.…