2012-10-03 03:40:22 by admin
Academic freedom: External Attempts to Regulate Faculty
Academic freedom: Course Content
Academic freedom: Faculty Language
Academic freedom: Course Grading
Academic freedom: Faculty Criticism of Employers
After Keyishian, the primary focus of Academic freedom litigation shifted from external attempts at control to internal conflicts. The Supreme Court has recognized that Academic freedom, at times, involves a somewhat inconsistent and fundamental tension between educators who desire uninhibited, independent freedom in teaching and institutions that want autonomous decision making over their educational programs and campus activities. Over four decades, higher education has witnessed numerous legal disputes between institutional and faculty Academic freedom over who has the authority to control activities within a course, language used within a classroom, and grading.