October 29, 2007

A Labor Union Plants a Flag for Academic Freedom in an Era of Fewer Tenured Positions

By John Gravois

One of academe's largest labor unions, the American Federation of Teachers, released today its first comprehensive statement on academic freedom— a fresh indication that the worries of today's academics run deeper than salaries and benefits.

The statement, called "Academic Freedom in the 21st-Century College and University," is an attempt to frame the issues of academic freedom for an era when the

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