Assesses the erosion by lower courts of the Supreme Court's l979 "Gannett v. DePasquale" ruling, which appeared to limit the right of access to criminal pretrial proceedings.(FL)

A statement by the American Association of University Professors' committee on tenure and academic freedom is presented concerning the consideration that can properly be given to a candidate's ideology when making faculty appointments. (MSE)

Analyzed the content of 91 newspapers in terms of four expected effects of newspaper competition: quality, diversity, fairness, and responsiveness. Found few beneficial effects of competition. (PD)

Reports on the controversy that surrounded a college production of Peter Shaffer's play, "Equus." (PD)

Reviews key Supreme Court decisions on free speech rights of public employees. Advises school administrators to be vigilant in discipline or dismissal cases where freedom of speech is an issue. (MD)

The article discusses federal regulation of higher education and examines three problem areas: (1) What is it that troubles educators about government control? (2) What are the constitutional limits on federal regulation? (3) What are the limits of public policy? (MB)

Supreme Court decisions seem to deny in part that there is a right under the First Amendment which protects newsgathering, but the Court may have left the door open for a positive ruling. (Author)

Are creativity and imaginative thinking impeded by the emphasis that many American schools place on cooperative learning and collaborative thinking today? This paper explores past and present philosophies concerning individualism and creativity as they relate to education in the USA. A person's ability to individuate is based on the premise that…

A common misconception among first-year university students is that the United States provides unabridged, uncensored absolute free speech rights. Evidently these assumptions are derived from popular press and entertainment industry images which place heavy emphasis on one end of the debate. It is a shock for some students to be exposed to the…

Higher education has become the focus of increased public debate. Stewardship of public resources, student achievement or the lack thereof, relationships and "partnerships" with business and industry in the area of research, substantial increases in tuition and fees, public perception of wrong-doing in the quality of programs, and allegations of…

The purpose of this research paper is to look at the definition of academic freedom and how it has evolved over time. Canada's definition of academic freedom grew out of the influences of Britain, Germany, and the United States. The paper begins with a historic look at these three sources. It then focuses on the Canadian definition of academic…

Discusses the events surrounding Watergate in 1973 and reviews pending legislation which would protect news reporters. (RB)

A heated controversy occurred when the Texas State Board of Education mandated competency based teacher education (CBTE) for all of the State's 66 teacher preparatory institutions. This is an account of developments in Texas by two major proponents of CBTE. (Author/JF)

A heated controversy occurred when the Texas State Board of Education mandated competency based teacher education (CBTE) for all of the State's 66 teacher preparatory institutions. The author, who has led a movement of professional groups seeking an attorney general's ruling against the mandate, argues that this mandate violates the professor's…