June 22, 2009
Under Multiple Assaults, Academic Freedom Is Poorly Defended, Scholars Warn
Washington
As scholars gathered here this month for a conference held by the American Association of University Professors on academic freedom and shared governance, they generally described the nation's college faculty members as in retreat and needing to rally to avoid losing more ground.
Not only have trends at colleges and several federal court rulings left faculty members with less power and fewer speech protections, but the professoriate itself appears to be too divided over the meaning of
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