Revisits a few school-law cases analyzed in the journal's "Courtside" column that were either reversed or substantially modified on appeal. Cases deal with student expression, special education, home schooling, curriculum-related issues, employee rights, and higher education. Discusses lessons learned from update of these cases. (Contains 32…

Argues that Rutgers University administrators participated in obfuscating the political nature of the 1935 dismissal of Lienhard Bergel, a German-born professor, whose anti-Nazi views alienated him from Friedrich Hauptmann, department head, also German-born, and avowedly pro-Nazi. Analyzes Hauptmann's central role and hearings testimony. Charges…

The interrelationship between science teaching and research in British universities is examined and such proposals as eliminating research at some universities or focusing on only those research areas which promise financial returns are criticized. Ways in which science research run by government or industry can threaten university autonomy are…

The "Hazelwood" decision has moved the argument about student rights of freedom of expression from the courthouse to the statehouse. A growing list of states have considered legislation to restore students' rights, and a number of local school boards are also reaffirming the value of a free student press. (MLF)

A former student remembers Boyd H. Bode's teaching in the 1930s. Bode's mission was to attack and remove absolutes standing in the way of free thinking and hindering the efforts of those who would build a more democratic society with an educational system appropriate for solving problems of the day. (SM)

Reviews the social responsibilities traditionally recognized as directly related to librarianship and explores the question of whether librarians should take positions on broader social issues. Arguments on both sides are presented and some of the philosophical and professional concerns that should be addressed are discussed. (20 references) (CLB)

A college or university is ethically bound to create an institutional framework in which sexually harassing behavior is defined, the institution's attitude toward such behavior is announced, a process for bringing complaints is created, and the range of sanctions made clear. (MLW)

Discusses the effects of the Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier decision involving the First Amendment rights of high school journalists and the thrust by journalism educators to insure student press freedom. (MS)

Citing a severe decline in academic standards due to political and social influences, a group of conservative scholars criticizes the "radicalization" of the college curriculum and danger to academic freedom. (MSE)

Summarizes court cases bearing on religion in the school setting and the use of the three-part "Lemon" test in Establishment Clause cases; and examines a Louisiana District Court decision that affirmed the action of a school principal prohibiting a religiously oriented valedictory address. (MLF)

In a University of Virginia court case on denial of university funds for publication of a student Christian newspaper, 23 organizations have filed briefs on 1 side or the other, all highlighting difficult constitutional issues concerning freedom of speech and separation of church and state. Excerpts from four briefs are presented. (MSE)

An explicit, nondiscriminatory code of conduct that is based on due process standards, and the enforcement of relevant laws can constitutionally address offensive behavior problems in libraries. (AEF)

In the new order of academic worlds, marked by multiculturalism, postmodernism, and the interdiscipline of cultural studies, American Indian studies offers an alternative to Eurocentric domination of 21st-century scholarship if, and only if, it does not become encircled by the benevolent imperialism of neocolonial versions of multiculturalism.…

The argument that universities have the right to exploit faculty work products as "works made for hire" is examined in light of recent Supreme Court cases on copyright law and the First Amendment. It is concluded that, despite the seemingly broad sweep of the work for hire provision, this provision of the Copyright Law cannot be…

A characterization of the following major legal and political issues surrounding the Internet provides a framework for the future development of the Internet and cyberspace: free speech (libel); intellectual property rights (copyright); jurisdictional questions; and privacy. (AEF)