Foundations of Academic Freedom Short Course

1 credits · Law School

Foundations of Academic Freedom will explore the unique doctrinal environment of free speech on campus, with a focus on both public and private universities. The course will examine the key Supreme Court cases impacting free speech in public universities, the tradition of academic freedom in private universities, and the distinctions between institutional academic freedom, the academic freedom of professors in their teaching and scholarship, and the academic freedom of students in the university setting. Pass/Fail. Enrollment limited. [1]