Describes a recent court decision in which a school board and the superintendent did not support a teacher when he came under fire from the community for teaching a controversial subject. The teacher won his case against the district because it had violated the academic freedom rule and denied the teacher due process.(MD)

In "Connick vs. Myers" the Supreme Court applied a threshold requirement to an employee's First Amendment protection of free speech: speech must be related to public concerns as determined by the content, form, and context of a given statement. Discusses applications of this decision to lower court cases. (MLF)

Portrays viewpoints and duties of Judith Krug, director of American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) and executive director of Freedom to Read Foundation. How libraries can enlist OIF aid, what OIF can do, censorship in school and public libraries, and effects of Reagan administration on censorship are highlighted. (EJS)

Turkey's higher education reform law of 1981, its background, the immediate response to its implications for institutional autonomy and academic freedom, and the changes and progress made since its implementation are outlined and discussed. (MSE)

Describes court cases with which news writers and reporters can make decisions about material they may question as being obscene. (CRH)

Presents summaries of research dealing with (1) foreign correspondents in Washington, D.C., (2) legal protection for magazine article ideas, (3) the influence of training on taking and judging photographs, (4) the impact of cable television on library materials borrowing, and (5) the law that first led to a free press. (FL)

Drawing on her experience as a teacher in the most recent Polish clandestine or "flying" university, the author describes the organization and purpose of an underground university in a totalitarian state. The article contains a translation of the flying university's original declaration. (Author/CT)

The author traces the relationship between racism and education in South Africa in light of the numerous racist policies and practices that the South African government has pursued and continues to implement. Dube describes the introduction of Bantu education and draws attention to the intended and unintended outcomes of this system. (Author/CT)

Trend toward restriction of law schools' clinical program involvement in public interest litigation by state legislators and private groups is chronicled, the American Association of Law Schools' related study is summarized, and the broader problem in legal education of individual versus institutional autonomy is discussed. (MSE)

Issues of particular concern to the New Right rotate around the role of women, reproduction, and international relations. Specific instances of censorship in these areas are discussed. Asserts that at stake in the New Right's censorious activity is nothing less than academic freedom. (RM)

The manner in which the administration of the Health Science Center terminated the appointment of Associate Professor Said A. Assaf is discussed. Three issues were considered by the AAUP investigating committee: the termination, the suspension, and the institutional regulations. (LBH)

The report of the AAUP Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure regarding the one-year disciplinary suspension of Professor Richard William Rosenbaum for taking four days of unauthorized leave of absence is presented. Procedural and substantive issues of the grievance procedures are reviewed. (LBH)

An academic teacher speaks of the challenges and rewards of teaching vocational students, offering some advice on how to make the academic program a respected part of the vocational school curriculum instead of a program tolerated to fulfill state requirements. (Editor/HD)

Discussion about issue of academic freedom versus parental rights emphasizes that education is infringing on parental role by trying to teach the "whole" child, such as values education. (ND)