Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ579948
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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Cohen v. San Bernardino Valley College: The Scope of Academic Freedom within the Context of Sexual Harassment Claims and In-Class Speech.
Smith, Sonya G.
Journal of College and University Law, v25 n1 p1-51 Sum 1998
Examines the issue of a professor's First Amendment right to academic freedom vs. a student's right to an effective learning environment free from sexual harassment in a 1996 case, Cohen vs. San Bernardino Valley College. Also explored is the right of a public employee to free speech. Recommendations are offered to college administrators on balancing competing policy interests. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Freedom of Speech, Government Employees, Higher Education, Legal Problems, Policy Formation, School Policy, Sexual Harassment, Teacher Rights
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: First Amendment
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