Academic freedom: the ethical imperative.
I take my cue for discussions of academic freedom from Simone de Beauvoir as found in her classic text The Ethics of Ambiguity. Like other existentialists, de Beauvoir (1948a) emphasizes that freedom and responsibility are intimately linked. Academic freedom is an ethical responsibility that compels me to teach and...

Evolving strategy: creationists promote "Academic Freedom" bills.
AS MILLIONS OF U.S. children return to public school classrooms for another year of instruction, you can almost hear religious right leaders licking their chops. Public schools have been in the religious right's crosshairs for years. Despite all of the talk about vouchers, private education, and home...

'Preserving intellectual capital': as political strife is a constant around the globe, the Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund assists scholars whose academic freedom is threatened in their home countries.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Felix Kaputu's quiet life as an English and Biblical scholar researching comparative religions belies the disquiet of his life a few years ago. In 2005, living in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kaputu was arrested and accused of participating in...

Curricular activism and academic freedom: representations of Arabs and Muslims in print and internet media.
IN THIS ARTICLE, I WILL ARGUE that movements to restrict academic freedom--a term I will clarify momentarily--are pernicious independently of their political affiliations, but most concretely identified and usefully contested when we investigate their strategic character, both tacit and explicit. This article will investigate and assess that strategic character....

Academic freedom at the Dawn of a New Century: How Terrorism, Governments, and Culture Wars Impact Free Speech.
Academic Freedom at the Dawn of a New Century: How Terrorism, Governments, and Culture Wars Impact Free Speech, edited by Evan Gerstmann and Matthew J. Streb. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 2006. 241 pp. ISBN 0804754446. J. DOUGLAS TOMA, University of Georgia...

Academic freedom and the social studies teacher: a position statement of National Council for the Social Studies.
1. Academic Freedom for Teachers and Students Academic freedom for social studies teachers includes the right and responsibility to study, investigate, present, interpret, discuss, and debate relevant facts, issues, and ideas in fields of the teacher's professional competence. Academic freedom for students in social studies courses provides...

Academic Freedom At The Dawn Of A New Century.
Academic Freedom At The Dawn Of A New Century Evan Gerstmann & Matthew J. Streb (editors) Stanford University Press 1450 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1124 0804754446, $24.95, www.sup.org What had the horrific acts of September 11th, 2001...

'Academic freedom' bills open classroom door to creationism.
Religious Right activists in Florida failed to pass "academic freedom" legislation intended to promote "intelligent design" creationism in public school science classes. On April 23, the Florida Senate voted 21-17 in favor of a bill to allow teachers and students to use "scientific information" to challenge evolution....

New creationist strategy claims to champion 'academic freedom'.
Advocates of teaching creationism in public school science classes are back with a new strategy: legislation that claims to support "academic freedom." The tactic has surfaced recently in Louisiana and Florida. In Louisiana, a bill has been introduced that would ostensibly encourage teachers to examine all sides...

Silenced!; academic freedom, scientific inquiry, and the First Amendment under siege in America.
9780275996864 Silenced!; academic freedom, scientific inquiry, and the First Amendment under siege in America. Johansen, Bruce E. Praeger 2007 185 pages $49.95 Hardcover LC72 Johansen (communication and Native American studies, U....