Few issues are as hotly debated or misunderstood as academic
freedom. Reichman's book sheds light on and brings clarity to those
debates. Winner of the Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award by the American
Library Association Academic freedom-crucial to the health of
American higher education-is threatened on many fronts. In The
Future of Academic Freedom, a leading scholar equips us to defend
academic freedom by illuminating its meaning, the challenges it
faces, and its relation to freedom of expression. In the wake of
the 2016 election, challenges to academic freedom have intensified,
higher education has become a target of attacks by conservatives,
and issues of free speech on campus have grown increasingly
controversial. In this book, Henry Reichman cuts through much of
the rhetoric to issue a clarion call on behalf of academic freedom
as it has been defined and defended by the American Association of
University Professors (AAUP) for over a hundred years. Along the
way, he makes it clear that this is the issue of our day. Over the
course of ten audacious essays, Reichman explores the theory,
history, and contemporary practice of academic freedom. He pays
attention to such varied concerns as the meddling of politicians
and corporate trustees in curriculum and university governance, the
role of online education, the impact of social media, the rights of
student protesters and outside speakers, the relationship between
collective bargaining and academic freedom, and the influence on
research and teaching of ideologically motivated donors.
Significantly, he debunks myths about the strength of the alleged
opposition to free expression posed by student activism and shows
that the expressive rights of students must be defended as part of
academic freedom. Based on broad reading in such diverse fields as
educational theory, law, history, and political science, as well as
on the AAUP's own investigative reporting, The Future of Academic
Freedom combines theoretical sweep with the practical experience of
its author, a leader and activist in the AAUP who is an expert on
campus free speech. The issues Reichman considers-which are the
subjects of daily conversation on college and university campuses
nationwide as well as in the media-will fascinate general readers,
students, and scholars alike.
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