Beginning this past summer, all new employees at some Ohio public universities, including those accepting teaching positions, are being confronted with politically sensitive and intrusive questions. In addition to the "Have you solicited any individual for membership in an organization on the U.S. Department of State Terrorist…

A public university faced with intolerant student speech now risks being damned if it acts, but equally damned if it fails to act. To a greater degree than at any time in recent memory, the actions and policies of higher education institutions concerning student speech not only are being scrutinized, but they also are becoming the subject of legal…

Examines First Amendment rights and protection as they relate to electronic communication. Topics include distinctions between print media and electronic media, analogies to more familiar technology, indecent versus obscene material, easier access to information via the Internet, and the need to design new policies that fit electronic media. (LRW)

Rules designed to protect students from racism or sexism can run counter to free-speech guarantees. Programs fostering understanding might be a better alternative. (Author/MSE)

The first textbook censorship challenge reached the courts in 1949, when a group of Jewish parents objected to Jewish stereotypes in literature used in the classrooms. This New York case is a reminder that (1) would-be censors do not always come from the far right; (2) while most censorship cases go to court for the purpose of having controversial…

Academic freedom and its impact on scholarship are considered in this University of Toledo's Honors Day address. As introduction, some significant points of the University's history that portray its commitment to academic freedom are cited, along with trends affecting academic freedom in the United States as a whole. It is suggested that academic…

The American Association of University Professors faces tests of policies on protection of academic freedom in three areas: government and academic treatment of fraud and misconduct in academic science; speech that wounds or offends on the basis of racial, gender, or ethnic status; and the status of the creative arts. (MSE)

This book discusses freedom of speech issues affecting the college community, in light of "speech codes" imposed by some institutions, new electronic technology such as the Internet, and recent court decisions. Chapter 1 addresses campus speech codes, the advantages and disadvantages of such codes, and their conflict with the First…