Monthly Archives: September 2007

The Academy on Capitalism and Limited Government Fund

By Ray Watkins | Published: September 28, 2007
The 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure affirms that "teachers are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their subject." This affirmation was meant to codify understandings of academic freedom commonly accepted in 1940. In recent years these understandings have become controversial. Private groups have sought to regulate classroom instruction, advocating the adoption of statutes that would prohibit teachers from challenging deeply held student beliefs or that would require professors to maintain "diversity" or "balance" in their teaching. Committee A has established this subcommittee to assess arguments made in support of recent legislative efforts in this area. Freedom in the Classroom (2007), AAUP Free market capitalism, limited government, individual rights, individual responsibility, enterprise and entrepreneurship are...
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Young Folks

By Ray Watkins | Published: September 26, 2007
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