The Right to Speak in American Universities.

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ERIC Number: EJ131196

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Publication Date: 1975

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The Right to Speak in American Universities

Minerva, 13, 2, 303-21, Sum 75

In March and April 1974 guest lecturers from other universities were prevented from speaking at the University of Chicago and at Yale University because of disruptive demonstrations of protest. This article contains reports of committees from each university, requested by their respective presidents, regarding the issues involved in such disruption of free expression. (JT)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Activism, College Faculty, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Personnel Policy, Personnel Selection, Policy Formation

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment

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