(1994). Supreme Court Acts on Jeffries. Chronicle of Higher Education, v41 n13 pA15,17 Nov 23. The Supreme Court ordered a lower court to reexamine the free-speech case of a controversial City University of New York black studies professor, demoted from department chairman for making racially biased statements seen as disruptive. The rights of public universities to make such decisions was a central issue. (MSE)…
(1991). Harassment Policies in the University. Society, v28 n4 p22-30 May-Jun. Free discussion of conflicting views is essential to the university's educational mission. Recent sexual and racial harassment policy decisions by some universities are equivocal and ambiguous and can adversely affect free speech and expression. Existing professional conduct codes are sufficient to protect students and faculty from intimidating or discriminatory language. (CJS)…
(1998). Technology, Free Expression, and the Law: Should the Internet be Regulated in the Same Manner as the Broadcast Media?. Update on Law-Related Education, v22 n2 p4-7 Spr-Sum. Examines questions of Internet regulation by comparison with other forms of media and regulations applying to them. Discusses legal issues of free speech, content regulation, intellectual property rights, and commercial law. Concludes that in law-enforcement terms, the Internet is different from mass media and cannot be regulated easily. (DSK)…
(1975). Anti-Democratic Beliefs: A Survey and Some Explanations. Journal of Social Issues, 31, 2, 31-54, Spr 75. Presents descriptive and analytic data about tolerance for civil liberties and dissent among the American public, asserting that support for free speech and dissent in concrete situations is more limited than support for abstract principles–a gap explained in terms of dynamics of threat, value conflict, cognitive dissociation, and socialization patterns. (Author/JM)…
(1987). The Equal Access Act. Journal of Law and Education, v16 n2 p225-35 Spr. Reviews past history of access of religious activities in public schools in relation to the establishment clause of the First Amendment and sets forth the prerequisites in the Equal Access Act of 1984 for creating a well-defined forum for student-initiated free speech including religious groups in public high schools. (MD)…
(1985). The Firing of a Bisexual Counselor: Unresolved Constitutional Issues. Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n9 p648-49 May. A district court decision that the firing of a bisexual counselor violated free speech and equal protection of the law was reversed by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Although the United States Supreme Court declined to review the case, Justices Brennan and Marshall wrote dissenting opinions claiming unresolved constitutional issues. (MLF)…
(1984). Legal Lunacy. Update on Law-Related Education, v8 n1 p28-33 Win. Short descriptions of somewhat unbelievable things that have happened in the legal system are described, e.g., a school regulation prohibiting note-passing among students was declared unconstitutional because it violates the right to free speech; as a result, suspended note passers at a junior high school in Iowa were reinstated. (RM)…
(1984). Kids and Citizenship: A National Survey. Social Education, v48 n7 p502-05 Nov-Dec. A national citizenship survey, in which over 600,000 students in grades two through junior high school participated, showed that students have a positive but realistic view of their government, take their responsibility as citizens–and their right of free speech–seriously, and love their country because it is a free country. (RM)…
(1983). Student Religious Worship in the Public University: An Administrative Guide. NASPA Journal, v20 n3 p2-6 Win. Examines access to facilities by student religious groups in light of Widmar v. Vincent and other cases. Concludes that free speech includes religion and that student religious groups should have equal access to campus facilities. However, the university has the right to regulate such activities and may not directly sponsor them. (JAC)…
(1996). Speech Outcomes of a Prolonged-Speech Treatment for Stuttering. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, v39 n4 p734-49 Aug. The speech of 12 adults in prolonged speech treatment was assessed prior to treatment and after discharge. Results showed that stuttering was eliminated without using unusually slow or unnatural speech patterns, and many clients maintained stutter-free speech at high rates of speech. Speech rate correlated to perceived posttreatment speech naturalness. (Author/PB)…
(2002). Presidential Leadership: Moral Leadership in the New Millennium. Liberal Education, v88 n4 p6-13 Fall. Discusses the opportunities college and university presidential leaders have to contribute the resources of their institutions to public service. Leaders in higher education must keep the balance between free speech and civility and maintain the small world that is the university as a model of what the greater world should be. (SLD)…
(1991). A Conservation with…Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Humanities, v12 n4 p4-10 Jul-Aug. Presents an interview between National Endowment for the Humanities chairman, Lynne V. Cheney, and Harvard professor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Includes discussion of multiculturalism as it relates to free speech, sexism, racism, hate speech, and ethnocentrism. Emphasizes both the open tradition of Western culture and the recent pressure for political correctness. (DK)…
(1993). Privacy in the Electronic Community. EDUCOM Review, v28 n3 p38-40 May-Jun. Examines issues relating to privacy in the electronic community. Highlights include digital information versus print products; the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Electronic Learners; electronically stored personal information; institutional versus individual ownership; the right of free speech versus the right of privacy; and the need for responsible behavior. (four references) (LRW)…
(1993). Academic Freedom and Artistic Freedom. Academe, v78 n7 p30-37 Jan-Feb. Personal rights have been targeted by the Supreme Court, executive branch, Congress, state and local governments, private pressure groups, and the public. All are looking for quick solutions to society's problems. Current threats to academic and artistic expression are substantial, but some free speech advocates are still willing to meet the challenge. (MSE)…
(1991). Scholars Form Group to Combat "Malicious Distortions" by Conservatives. Chronicle of Higher Education, v38 n4 pA19,21 Sep 18. Teachers for a Democratic Culture, a newly formed organization of humanities scholars seeking to broaden the undergraduate curriculum, is challenging criticism of scholarship and college teaching. Members maintain that such issues as political correctness and free speech on campus have been misrepresented and unfairly attacked by conservative critics, journalists, and authors. (MSE)…