Based on a recent Supreme Court decision which allows schools to censor school-sponsored newspapers, this article offers guidelines to avoid legal challenges in this area. Questions raised by the decision regarding the extent to which school authorities may censor student newspapers and the amount of judicial interference in curriculum matters are…

Two study units are offered: (1) a primary and intermediate unit entitled "What Are the Boundaries of Freedom of Speech"; and (2) an intermediate unit entitled "What Are the Challenges of Freedom of Religion?" (MT)

Studies the policies of victim identification in American newspapers. Reports that editors approve of increased attention to victims' privacy rights but see the trend toward less identification of crime victims as conflicting with the public's right to know.(MM)

This examination of the news media use of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as a source of information focuses on three categories of journalists: non-users; reactive or periodic users; and paper chasers. The use of the FOIA reflects differing views on newsgathering methods, i.e., through people or through documents. (CLB)

Discusses censorship and high school newspapers, focusing on the controversy surrounding a student reporter's story about the rape of her sister. (AEW)

Presents a model of education designed to address the modes of thinking specific to women, as derived from a survey of 135 women who varied widely in age, background, and educational institution. Argues for a women's education that addresses confirmation of the self as knower, intellectual freedom, connectedness, and collaboration. (KH)

Reviews the censorship debate in light of three underlying assumptions: (1) reading influences the opinions and beliefs of the reader; (2) the effect of a book, article, or passage is universal, implying there is one correct meaning for a particular work; and (3) the effects of reading are context independent. (SRT)

Survey which examined censorship requests in Alberta public libraries revealed that: more than one community challenge occurs in average week; in one out of three cases, impugned book was removed from shelves; high proportion of libraries reported no written censorship policies. List of 41 challenged titles is appended. (11 references) (EJS)

Places the new right's censorship activities into a larger political and social context. Highlights the differences between feminist and antiracist concerns about textbook content and right wing book banning. Suggests ways to defend academic freedom. (SK)

An exchange of letters between the president of Temple University and the chairman of the AAUP committee on academic freedom and tenure is presented concerning the appropriateness of the association's censure of Temple on actions permitted under collective bargaining agreements. (MSE)

It is time for national scrutiny of the quality of higher education. Some indictments of higher education include: unqualified students; diluted standards, coddled faculty, little scholarly research, no quality control, inadequate measures of performance, declining academic freedom, and self-righteousness. (MLW)

We are in the midst of a genuine First Amendment Crises. Government officials, who are totally immune from libel or slander suits for anything they write or say or do in office, are free to sue the people they are supposed to serve. Examples are provided. (RM)

Considers whether the media as a whole provide a rich marketplace of ideas. Concludes that the range of ideas and information is relatively narrow due to the nature of ownership and media economics, resulting in a homogenization of content. (PD)

The author looks back to see whether lessons from the past might help as we face the present and future. He offers quotes from H.S. Commager's "Our Schools Have Kept Us Free"; Deanne W. Mallot, president of Cornell University; and the faculty of George Peabody College for Teachers. (CT)

Questions a recent court decision in which public school employees who gathered on their own time on school property for prayer meetings and religious discussion were found to be in violation of the school district's policy prohibiting prayer meetings and in violation of the Constitution. (MD)