This report details the proceedings of the second annual conference of the National Coalition Against Censorship, which was held in New York City on 16 February 1977. Among the events covered is a panel discussion of possible limitations on free speech, conducted by four experts in the field of communicatons (Peggy Charren, president of Action for…

Contained in this document is the agreement between the State of New York and the United University Professions, Incorporated. The duration of the agreement is from July 1, 1974 through June 30, 1976. Articles of the agreement cover: academic freedom; grievance procedures; employee organization leave; discipline; travel allowance; sabbatical…

This issue of the Freedom of Speech Newsletter contains a list of the panels presented by the Freedom of Speech Interest Group at the Western Speech Communication Association convention in November 1975; Communication Stress and Freedom of Speech by John L. Healy, which describes an investigation into the destructive effects of stress; A Right to…

Presented in this paper is an outline of the policy at Evergreen State College concerning faculty evaluation, faculty reappointment or nonreappointment, and program review and institutional self-study. Within the policy is the belief that the principles governing academic freedom and faculty responsibility at Evergreen must apply to all members of…

Has faculty collective bargaining really affected campus governance processes? This study answers that question by studying opinions and contracts at six representative community college campuses in upstate New York. Findings of the study indicate that collective bargaining helped to produce changes in grievance procedures, faculty participation…

Trends in social studies education in the 1960's which appeared significant and which may well affect the developments of the next decade include: (1) curriculum evangelism--the zealous, uncritical pursuit of fashionable educational ideas--and the institutionalization of innovative changes, (2) restraints on intellectual freedom by the radical…

An Ombudsman Proposal Committee met from Spring through Summer 1968 to consider establishing an ombudsman at Colorado State College. The ombudsman concept is aimed at bridging the gap between a governing administrative structure and the constituents of that structure. The basic features of the ombudsman are that: he is an officer of the…

Designed for the interested layman and the professional journalist, this bibliography serves as a guide to the pertinent literature on shield laws for working journalists. The collection includes a comprehensive listing of secondary sources, extracts of state laws with an indication of states currently debating the adoption of shield laws, and…

The Twentieth Century Fund is currently suggesting a National News Council (tentatively scheduled to be in operation by the end of 1973), which would be independent of both the government and the craft of journalism and would report to the public both on the accuracy of news coverage and on the threat, real and potential, against freedom of the…

This review examines recent economic, political, and legal developments that have created pressure for reform of the academic tenure system, codified in 1940 by the American Association of University Professors and the Association of American Colleges. At issue are problems of academic freedom, "deadwood" faculty, institutional finances, and the…

This volume contains the proceedings of hearings held on 9 July 1976 and 17, 18 August 1976 before the Subcommitee on Communications of the House of Representatives, concerning the issue of televised violence and obscenity. Transcripts of statements given by individuals involved in various aspects of television and other communication media are…

The purpose of this paper is to help identify newspaper advertisements which fall under the protection of the First Amendment. Although the Supreme Court declared in 1942 that advertisements which propose a purely commercial transaction were not protected by the First Amendment, in 1976 it decided that commercial expression, like other forms of…

There is a need for the spirit of freedom in the teaching profession since in some respects the teacher's fulfillment is dependent upon the freedom that the teacher is willing and able to exercise in his/her profession. Teaching freedom means the opportunity to develop the potential for teaching excellence according to the teacher's individuality…

Suggests that challenges to the free press are best dealt with through credible and responsible reporting. (RB)