[1] From: The Chronicle of Higher Education Review
Volume 51, Issue 38, Page B8

"Academic Freedom for Students Has Ancient Roots"

By GARY PAVELA

In recent years, the actual or perceived abuse of professors' authority has spawned claims of classroom indoctrination and a political movement to create a nationwide "academic bill of rights" to protect students. Yet legislative mandates would not be necessary if people recognized that courts have long held that academic freedom is shared by both professors and students and, in fact, that academic freedom for students has ancient roots in scholarly life. For too long, the student interest has been poorly understood or ignored, sometimes creating the impression that professors rule like absolute monarchs in their classrooms.

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[2] A case study on faculty academic freedom from the Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors, pp. 21-25 November/December 2001.

"A Balancing Act: Competing Claims for Academic Freedom"

By Gary Pavela

What’s a university to do when students, professors, and the institution itself assert their right to academic freedom? A hypothetical case explores the legal issues involved.

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[3] A case study on student academic freedom

This case study concerns Rick Beach, a senior history major, and Amy Lynn Jensen, Rick's ex-girlfriend, who is a junior political science major at State University. State is governed by a Code of Conduct based on a model published in 6 Journal of College and University Law 137 (1980).

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