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In the evolving landscape of academic freedom in America, this second edition addresses the latest challenges and developments in the field. Since the publication of the first edition of Understanding Academic Freedom, the never-ending struggle to defend academic freedom has entered a demonstrably new phase. Legislation determining what can and cannot be taught in schools in Florida, Texas, and other states has intensified governing board activism that impinges on widely accepted faculty prerogatives. Major donors in research, teaching, and institutional governance have grown bold in their interference. Highly polarizing controversies over antisemitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a...
"The book consists of chapters of multidisciplinary work that informs a social analysis of academic freedom. It examines the current conditions, as well as recent developments, in the status of academic freedom in the United States"--
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 grow...
Investigates use of sweepstake promotions, their fairness to both contestants and small businesses, possibility of fraud (including mail fraud), and impact of promotional mailings on postal system. Includes results of evaluation of contests conducted, and examples of promotional materials, v.1; Includes responses to committee questionnaire on sweepstakes practices from companies using sweepstakes promotions, v.2.
Volume contains: (Salvatore Tosto v Marra Bros. Inc) (Hollywood Plays, Inc,et al v Columbia Pictures Corp) (Hollywood Plays, Inc,et al v Columbia Pictures Corp) (Hollywood Plays, Inc,et al v Columbia Pictures Corp) (Hollywood Plays, Inc,et al v Columbia Pictures Corp) (Hollywood Plays, Inc,et al v Columbia Pictures Corp) (Hollywood Plays, Inc,et al v Columbia Pictures Corp) (Homix Products, Inc v Henry Pape, Inc) (Homix Products, Inc v Henry Pape, Inc) (Homix Products, Inc v Henry Pape, Inc) (Homix Products, Inc v Henry Pape, Inc) (Florence Horn v Pals & Solow & The State Insurance Fund) (Florence Horn v Pals & Solow & The State Insurance Fund) (Florence Horn v Pals & Solow & The State Insurance Fund)
Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas.