Academic Freedom at American Universities: Constitutional Rights, Professional Norms, and Contractual Duties

by Philip Lee and Philip Lee

Book Overview

This book details the legal and historical development of institutional and professorial academic freedoms to better understand the relationship between these concepts. While some judges and scholars have focused on the divergence of these protections, this book articulates an aligned theory that brings both the professorial and institutional theories together. It argues that while constitutionally based academic freedom does its job in protecting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498501028
• ISBN13: 9781498501026
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"