"Accuracy in Academia": A New Obstacle to Academic Freedom.

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ERIC Number: EJ329996

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1985

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"Accuracy in Academia": A New Obstacle to Academic Freedom.

Academe, v71 n6 p1a Nov-Dec 1985

A statement by Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure of the American Association of University Professors on the organization "Accuracy in Academia" is presented. External monitoring of in-class statements presents the prospect that words uttered will be distorted or taken out of context and have a chilling effect. (MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, College Faculty, Conservatism, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Political Attitudes, Position Papers, Professional Associations, Teacher Rights, Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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