Sketches the major developments in the civil rights of teachers and indicates a general expansion of such rights in the beginning phase of the post-industrial era, with some problems still remaining. (Author/RK)

Discusses the need for student journalists to know their First Amendment rights by learning about press law. (MB)

Colleges and universities continue to struggle with their educational prerogatives and their students' constitutional rights while controversies continue to rage over student newspaper activities. Recent court rulings may provide a pragmatic framework for protecting and promoting the goals of the institution as well as insuring student freedom of…

A university's affirmative responsibility to maintain access to university facilities for first amendment activity may conflict with its equally compelling duty to restrain from interfering with first amendment activity. This dilemma is considered with regard to Mississippi Gay Alliance vs. Goudelock, a case involving editorial censorship of an…

For the brightest students the most significant reasons why they won't teach relate to frustrating working conditions, bureaucratic requirements, the lack of professional control, and few opportunities for intellectual growth, as well as these students' intolerance for diversity in the workplace and their perception of teaching as a "boring…

Reviews court decisions on creationism, science, and separation of church and state in relation to 1st and 14th amendments,establishment clause, and free exercise clause. Discusses fundamentalist interpretation of evolution and concept of "scientific neutrality." Proposes that rights of religious minorities are best served if teaching of…

The merits of student arguments challenging the constitutionality of mandatory student fees to finance certain activities or services are examined and balanced against the public university's interest in providing a forum for the expression of diverse and controversial ideas. (MSE)

The University of Michigan vs. Scott Ewing case, in which a medical student who had not passed a required examination was dismissed, and the potential for legal pressure brought to writing teachers and writing programs are discussed. (MSE)

A case in which California's constitutional right to privacy is used to protect confidential peer review files is analyzed, and the case's significance and possible ramifications for discovery requests of peer review files are discussed. (MSE)

Examines the effect that modern art has on society, investigating incidents of vandalism and public approval of those incidents. Discusses Plato's critique of the arts and artists, considering who should be entrusted with moral education. Concludes that a society that possesses the courage to face an unknown future will support a free art. (GEA)

A theory of communicative action is suggested as a framework for examining the quality and nature of the intellectual interaction between Chinese scholars and their counterparts in the universities of the capitalist world. Recent Chinese political events are linked to a fundamental change in the knowledge orientation of Chinese universities. (MSE)

Faculty collective bargaining contracts were analyzed at institutions of higher education that had a history of collective bargaining to determine whether contracts negotiated in 1975 significantly differed from those negotiated in 1985 with regard to academic items including employment decisions, teaching load, nonteaching responsibilities,…

Reviews court decisions affecting censorship and freedom of the student press at public and private colleges. Considers recent attempts at censorship and their outcomes. Discusses links between freedom of the press on campus and student personnel services. Outlines areas in which student personnel workers can help safeguard press freedom on…

Reviews federal court cases relating to First Amendment rights and student publications. Includes five sections: (1) background of the problem, (2) freedom of press and right to edit, (3) diminished rights of minors, (4) unprotected speech and legal limitations on it, and (5) public forum doctrine and course curriculum theory. Includes extensive…

Seven articles discuss censorship, intellectual freedom, and information policy in the context of federal and state legislation, humanism and the religious right, technological advancement, the author's point of view, current school policies, and the Library Bill of Rights for elementary and secondary schools. (CLB)