ERIC Number: EJ1374539
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-0560
EISSN: EISSN-1536-0741
Professors Proceeding at Their Own Risk: The Limited Protections of Academic Freedom for Public Intellectuals
New Directions for Higher Education, n200 p71-78 Win 2022
This chapter explores whether academic freedom extends to the work of academic public intellectuals through a historical analysis of landmark cases and episodes. It leads to the sobering conclusion that "professors proceed at their own risk if and when they take on the role of a public intellectual," noting that the presence of academic freedom as a binding policy in academic organizations or professional associations is marginal and faculty protections for statements in the media are arbitrary and uncertain.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Academic Freedom, Educational Policy, Professional Associations, Risk, Teacher Role, Mass Media Use, Court Litigation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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