The Social Significance of Academic Freedom Academic Article

abstract

• Academic freedom remains a central tenet of our nations colleges and universities. However, recent incidents have spawned debates regarding the merits of academic freedom and the mechanism that protects it, tenure. By way of two contrasting examples, the authors consider how two types of higher education institutionsprivate for-profit universities and nonprofit public institutionssituate themselves in the public dialogue when controversies arise. The authors argue that academic freedom and tenure permit postsecondary institutions to act as vehicles for public engagement, whereas its absence only serves to curtail thoughtful discussions of complex and controversial issues.

authors

• Lechuga, Vicente

published proceedings

• CULTURAL STUDIES-CRITICAL METHODOLOGIES

author list (cited authors)

• Tierney, W. G., & Lechuga, V. M.

citation count

• 15

complete list of authors

• Tierney, William G||Lechuga, Vicente M

publication date

• April 2010

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

keywords

• Academic Freedom
• For-profit Colleges
• Ward Churchill

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/1532708609354316

start page

• 118

end page

• 133

volume

• 10

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1177%2F1532708609354316