From Contracts to Constitutions
From Contracts to Constitutions
Faculty Free Speech Issues
Two key issues stemming from the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution are discussed: freedom of speech and academic freedom. These two ideals are largely non-existent for faculty members working at private colleges, and universities and they are probably more restricted than faculty at public institutions might imagine. This chapter focuses on U.S. Supreme Court cases (e.g., Garcetti v Ceballos) as well as AAUP definitions of academic freedom. Defamation and other free speech issues are also discussed.
Keywords: First Amendment, Academic freedom, Free speech, Garcetti v Ceballos, Micro-aggressions, Social media, Defamation, Communications, Political correctness
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