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After Loss in Court, Scholar Defends Libel Lawsuit Over Negative Book Review
Karin N. Calvo-Goller's libel lawsuit stoked concerns about libel tourism and scholars' freedom to publish criticism. She answers her critics in a Chronicle interview.
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French Court Finds in Favor of Editor Accused of Libel Over Book Review
The editor, a professor at NYU, was sued in France, where the book's author has citizenship. The case drew widespread interest for its potentially chilling effect.
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Tenure's Place in Law-School Accreditation Guidelines Is Hot Topic at Meeting
The debate centered on whether, and how, law schools could protect academic freedom without a tenure system.
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Audio: Does Administrative Bloat Contribute to Speech Codes?
Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, talks about how university bureaucrats and their fear of litigation can hurt free speech.
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Marquette U. Professors Criticize Withdrawal of Job Offer to Lesbian Scholar
The university denies that the potential dean's sexual orientation was the reason for its reversal.
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Dismissed Professor Sues Columbia College Chicago
The professor accuses the college of defamation and breach of contract in her firing last year.
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Tariq Ramadan Gets the American Debate He Says He Craved
The European Muslim scholar fielded tough questions at an event in New York sponsored by groups that fought to have him allowed into the United States.
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AAUP Announces Effort to Shore Up Academic Freedom at Public Colleges
The organization's campaign responds to recent federal-court decisions seen as eroding faculty members' speech rights.
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Professors Suspended After a Protest Might Also Face Criminal Charges
The campus police at Southwestern College, in California, are considering whether to charge some protesters who tried to reach the president's office.
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Scholars' Right to Keep Unpublished Work Private Is at Issue in Lawsuit
A Stanford University professor is fighting an effort by tobacco-company lawyers to obtain the manuscript of his unfinished book.
