2016/06/14

O'Neil, R. (2016) "Academic Freedom," in Bastedo, M. N., Altbach, P. G., and Gumport, P. G. (Eds.) American higher education in the twenty-first century: Social, political, and Economic Challenges (4th ed.), The Johns Hopkins University Press.


  • academic freedom; freedom of professors to teach, of students to learn. (Germany)
  • protecting the expression of unpopular views (US)
  • formal origin; 1915. declaration of principles, AAUP
    • 1940, Statement of Principles of Academic Freedom and Tenure, AAUP & AAC. 
  • AF fail; (1) fared without safeguards, (2) slow to respond (=不要論?)
  • (normal 7 year tenure-track appointment)
  • sanctity of physical classroom = core of AF