Comprehensive and accessible, this one-stop resource examines the history, development, and present state of free speech issues on college campuses, including a range of political perspectives and viewpoints. It explains such concepts and forces as academic freedom, intellectual benefits of open debate, using speech as a weapon of hate and harassment, and the history of campus social protest. It also presents a broad survey of the arguments and rhetoric—as well as actual record—of America's two major parties on campus free speech and academic freedom issues. Other focuses of coverage include major laws and commonly employed college and university policies governing free speech and civil liberties for students, faculty, and other employees on campuses and classrooms across the country.
This book accomplishes all of the above via a combination of informative resources—tables, primary documents, biographical profiles, illuminating essays, a chronology, and more—that are the trademark of the Contemporary World Issues series.
By:
Lori Cox Han (Chapman University USA),
Jerry Price (Chapman University,
USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781440879357
ISBN 10: 1440879354
Series: Contemporary World Issues
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 19 October 2023
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
,
College/higher education
,
Children's (6-12)
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface 1 Background and History Introduction: Civil Liberties in the United States U.S. Founding Documents The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Confederation The U.S. Constitution The Bill of Rights The First Amendment and Freedom of Speech Debating Freedom of Speech Court Rulings on Free Speech Academic Freedom and Campus Free Speech Conclusion Further Reading 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions Introduction Campus Climate Regarding Free Speech Civic Engagement Initiatives on Campus Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives on Campus Challenges of Promoting Free Speech on Campus Controversies Regarding Free Speech on Campus Case Study: Chapman University Controversies Regarding Academic Freedom Solutions/Best Practices for Promoting Free Speech Conclusion Further Reading 3 Perspectives Introduction Campus Free Speech: Keep Your Head Down and Don’t Say a Word? Sentwali Bakari Free Speech and the Value of the Sidewalk Provocateur Kathryn Cavins Tull Promoting a “Statement of Community Values” Eva Chatterjee-Sutton Thoughts from the Front Lines of the Campus Free Speech Struggle Matthew J. Dickinson Is There a Free Speech Crisis? David A. Dulio Student Affairs and the Free Speech Debate on Campus Kevin Kruger Talking Politics: Teaching Democracy by Teaching Political Discussion Elizabeth C. Matto Framing Controversies over Free Speech and Academic Freedom in the University Setting Kenneth R. Mayer and Howard Schweber 4 Profiles Introduction Organizations American Association of University Professors American Civil Liberties Union American College Personnel Association American Council on Education American Political Science Association Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Heterodox Academy National Association of Scholars National Association of Student Personnel Administrators University of California at Berkeley University of Chicago U.S. Supreme Court People John Dewey Jonathan Haidt Shaun R. Harper Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Thomas Jefferson Greg Lukianoff James Madison Alexander Meiklejohn John Stuart Mill Mario Savio Further Reading 5 Data and Documents Introduction Data Public Opinion Polling on Campus Free Speech Table 5.1. Rise in Acceptance of Opposing Free Speech on Campus Table 5.2. Is America’s Higher Education System Going in the Right Direction? Table 5.3. Reasons Cited by People Who Believe American Higher Education Is Going in the Wrong Direction U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Pertaining to Free Speech U.S. Supreme Court Cases: Campus Free Speech and Academic Freedom Documents Constitutional Provisions Excerpt from John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859 Excerpt from John Dewey, Democracy and Education, 1916 Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) Espionage and Sedition Acts (1917 and 1918) Schenck v. United States (1919) Sweezy v. New Hampshire (1957) Healy v. James (1972) Senators Stake Out Differing Positions on Hate Speech and Free Speech on Campus Challenging Colleges to Face Racism on Campus 6 Resources Introduction Books Scholarly Journals Other Publications Online Resources 7 Chronology Glossary Index
Lori Cox Han is professor of political science and Doy B. Henley Chair of American Presidential Studies at Chapman University, USA. Jerry Price is vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Chapman University, USA.
