In applying First Amendment protections to the broadcast industry, the Supreme Court has adopted a hands-off policy, but increased concentration and centralization has brought into question the diversity and freedom of flow of information. Market pricing, complete goverment regulation, and restricted access are three alternatives for regulatory…

The 1972 faculty and staff handbook of Western Kentucky University contains information regarding the history of the institution, and its accreditations and professional memberships. The document details the university organization and administration; the academic organization; instructional policies and services, as well as academic services and…

Community college instructors have, of their own volition, isolated themselves from the academic disciplines in which they were trained, from the universities and the secondary schools, and from the broad currents of the two-year colleges. This reclusive complex stems from three phenomena, one relating to the teacher as human being and…

This document, containing 22 statements and reports, presents the policies of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in 7 major areas. In (I) "Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Due Process," there is a statement of principles and statements and reports on dismissal proceedings, nonreappointment notices, extramural utterances,…

Designed to be a general outline and guide for school administrators and board members, this monograph provides a broad overview of State statutes and State and Federal court decisions that affect the use and disposition of school property. The first part of the paper presents typical statutes granting to or withholding from school boards…

Proceeding from the hypothesis that cable television (CATV) is one of the most significant developments in modern America, this booklet examines the medium itself and then devotes special attention to the capacity of CATV to serve the First Amendment interest in diversity of expression. The opening section deals with the size and growth of cable,…

This monograph identifies the rights and freedoms of public school students at the secondary and elementary levels, and discusses the legal limitations or modifications that school officials can place on those rights and freedoms. For this paper, the reviewer investigated published and unpublished literature and the pertinent judicial decisions…

This monograph examines prisoners' rights to freedom of speech, religion, and petition under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The courts had previously taken the attitude that the operation of penal institutions was beyond their jurisdiction, but the suppression of and restrictions on the exercise of first amendment freedoms…

In 11 different essays, journalism historians reflect on the present state of their art and suggest ways and means of doing the important work that lies ahead. Areas of productive research suggested include freedom of expression, politics and economics, technology regionalism, Black journalism, the journalist as social critic, photographic…

This handbook suggests for students the greatest amount of freedom allowable under law that is commensurate with adult responsibility for student health, safety, and welfare. The text presents a broad spectrum of student rights and responsibilities as well as questions that are often raised by student groups. An essential aspect of these…

This revised and enlarged second edition contains sections focusing on a number of mass media: newspapers, the American magazine, motion pictures, broadcasting media, and book publishing. Other section topics include the structure and development of mass communication, public opinion, international communication, the motivation of assent, the…

In the last decade judicial decisions have moderated the authority of administrators and teachers and made schools more concerned with the rights and responsibilities of students. This article reviews court decisions concerning freedom of expression, procedural due process, religion and the schools, search and seizure, and corporal punishment.…

Examines a U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Bethel, Washington, school district in disciplining a student for giving a sexually provocative speech. Cautions against a possible trend toward renewed school emphasis on dress codes and other issues of decorum. (IW)

Four issues of interest in the AAUP Office of Staff Counsel are examined including the First Amendment and "Matters of Public Concern," the Supreme Court's latest ruling on affirmative action, collective bargaining in church-related institutions, and faculty liability for institutional attorney fees. (MLW)

Reviews information technology trends that relate to the collection, transfer, and dissemination of information and their implications for information policy; examines the roles of government and both public and private sectors in information policy formation; and suggests a broad course of action for citizen involvement. (CLB)