Academic Freedom and the Obligation To Earn It.

Weidner, Donald D.

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ERIC Number: EJ677074

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Publication Date: 2003

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Academic Freedom and the Obligation To Earn It.

Weidner, Donald D.

Journal of Law & Education, v32 n4 p445-73 Oct 2003

Discusses two recent court decisions--"Urofsky v. Gilmore" and "Bonnell v. Lorenzo"--that concern the role of faculty within the university. Concludes that as the law now stands, faculty have no special First Amendment right to academic freedom. (Contains 93 references.) (Author/MLF)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, College Administration, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech, Personal Autonomy, Sexual Harassment, Tenured Faculty

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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