Is Tenure Necessary to Protect Academic Freedom?.

Chemerinsky, Erwin

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ERIC Number: EJ563332

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Publication Date: 1998

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Is Tenure Necessary to Protect Academic Freedom?

Chemerinsky, Erwin

American Behavioral Scientist, v41 n5 p638-51 Feb 1998

Reviews current court cases pertaining to infringements on academic freedom and considers their relationship to arguments concerning tenure. In particular, raises such issues as how the First Amendment protects the academic freedom of faculty and if there are alternative safeguards. Concludes that eliminating tenure would jeopardize academic freedom. (MJP)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Rank (Professional), Court Litigation, Educational Change, Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Practices, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Teacher Employment Benefits, Tenure, Tenured Faculty

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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