Supreme Court Acts on Jeffries.

Leatherman, Courtney

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ERIC Number: EJ495087

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Supreme Court Acts on Jeffries.

Leatherman, Courtney

Chronicle of Higher Education, v41 n13 pA15,17 Nov 23 1994

The Supreme Court ordered a lower court to reexamine the free-speech case of a controversial City University of New York black studies professor, demoted from department chairman for making racially biased statements seen as disruptive. The rights of public universities to make such decisions was a central issue. (MSE)

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Black Studies, College Faculty, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Department Heads, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education, Personnel Policy, Racial Bias, State Universities, Teacher Discipline, Teacher Rights

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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