Free Speech and Academic Freedom on the Modern College Campus
Necessary Conversations with our Internal and External Communities
Free Speech and Academic Freedom on the Modern College Campus
Necessary Conversations with our Internal and External Communities
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Description
Amidst a growing sense of distrust in formal education, this book argues for re-centering focus on the intent of higher education institutions.
The shift in priorities on the modern college campus has resulted in universities removing tenure and cutting budgets. Perry R. Rettig reconsiders the history and evolution of American higher education and various forms of higher learning, and bridges these historical considerations with the state of contemporary higher education. By exploring the notions of academic freedom, freedom of speech, and academic tenure-their purpose, how they have manifested both historically and contemporarily, and possible changes to be made-Rettig conceptualizes the evolving societal role of higher education institutions, how these institutions could change in the near future, and what the impact of these changes would mean for the landscape of higher education in America.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Past to Present
1. History of Early American Higher Education
2. Government, Wars, and Corporate Influence on Higher Education
3. Political Models Influence Higher Education
4. Shared Governance
5. Free Speech and Academic Freedom
6. Tenure, Accreditation, and Real Examples
Part II: Moving Forward
7. Faculty as Intellectual Labor
8. The Inviolable Values, Freedoms, and Rights
9. The Model
10. Guest Essays
a. Grounding Ourselves in Democratic Leadership, Martin Tadlock (University of South Florida)
b. When Free Speech Sparks Firestorms: Managing Free Speech Crises in the Modern University, Jaime Hunt (West Virginia University)
c. Navigating Legal Issues of Freedom of Speech at American Universities, Dan Vande Zande (Wisconsin Law School)
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 14 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 9781666970319 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 4 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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