The members of an ad hoc investigating committee visited Yeshiva University to interview three faculty members whose appointments were terminated, two former deans, the faculty members' departmental chairmen, and other faculty colleagues. The issues involved in the termination of the three appointments are discussed. (MLW)

Examines the pros and cons of teacher tenure, discusses the changing climate in education concerning tenure, and raises questions about the results of abolishing or changing tenure laws. (FL)

Discusses the possible application of contract law and state constitutions to free expression disputes in private schools. (FL)

Federal regulations governing research on human subjects issued by the Department of Health and Human Services are discussed, along with their potential impact on the academic freedom of faculty researchers. Recommendations to universities are presented. (MLW)

Examines the key tenets of the MacBride Report and the critical response by scholars and journalists. Includes the text of the Declaration of Talloires adopted by journalists from 20 countries at the Voices of Freedom Conference, 1981. (PD)

Federal court decisions on high school students' publication rights in the Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh Circuits reveal substantial disagreement about school officials' power of prior restraint over student publications. The courts' opinions range from approval of broad powers of prior restraint to denial of any power. (Author/RW)

Examines the issues of a lifetime of service to portray the future as an opportunity for librarians to achieve a leadership role in the information age. Freedom of information versus privacy, censorship, user needs, and technological advancement are discussed in the context of intellectual freedom. Six references are listed. (RAA)

Explains the basic elements in libel cases and reporters' defenses against charges of libel; cites illustrative court cases. (GT)

Describes the public harassment--including obscenity suits and police intimidation--met by the "Great Speckled Bird," an underground newspaper published in Atlanta from 1968 to 1976; reports the success of the paper in dealing with much of the harassment. (GT)

Teaching strategies to involve students in discovering practical applications of the First Amendment are described. Activities include opinion surveys, court simulation, and role playing. (KC)

Traces the history of the Black press in the United States from pre-Civil War abolitionist literature through the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Discusses both legal and nonofficial efforts to silence Black opinion through repression of the press. (GC)

A survey revealed initial similarities and eventual differences between journalism students and political science students concerning legal issues involving First Amendment rights after both groups had taken courses similar in content and focus. (RL)

A journalism faculty member at Baylor University (Waco, Texas), who later resigned in protest of the administration's actions against the student newspaper editors, tells how the controversy started. (RL)

Collects the "suggestions" of judges from the leading student press cases, creating a list of dos and don'ts that may aid school authorities when drafting rules governing student expression. (RL)

Reviews precedent-setting decisions handed down by the courts about the right of boards of education to withdraw books and textbooks that are under attack. (Author)