Presenter Information

Elizabeth Lesser, SUNY GeneseoFollow

Submission Type

Poster

Start Date

4-21-2022

Abstract

Abstract Academic freedom is essential to the foundation of any education especially within a Democratic society. Allowing for an environment and format for the exchange of ideas can create and develop the opinions of students, and even professors. In order for students to learn, all ideas must be understood, and more importantly, it allows for new ideas to develop. Academic censorship challenges the development of society and can infringe individuals’ personal autonomy, although it is important to note that there is a line with freedom of speech in the classroom. Speech that derails from an educational purpose and is simply offensive should never be tolerated. There has to be a balance struck between the necessity of academic freedom and also professional accountability in order for education goals to be met. Although some freedom of speech should be suppressed, academic censorship in addition, should have it's limits. This poster will examine the general strengths and weaknesses, and the controversial and political nature pertaining to academic freedom within the democratic United States.

Comments

Sponsored by Jeffrey Koch

Share

COinS
 
Apr 21st, 12:00 AM

233 -- General Politics of Academic Freedom in the United States

Abstract Academic freedom is essential to the foundation of any education especially within a Democratic society. Allowing for an environment and format for the exchange of ideas can create and develop the opinions of students, and even professors. In order for students to learn, all ideas must be understood, and more importantly, it allows for new ideas to develop. Academic censorship challenges the development of society and can infringe individuals’ personal autonomy, although it is important to note that there is a line with freedom of speech in the classroom. Speech that derails from an educational purpose and is simply offensive should never be tolerated. There has to be a balance struck between the necessity of academic freedom and also professional accountability in order for education goals to be met. Although some freedom of speech should be suppressed, academic censorship in addition, should have it's limits. This poster will examine the general strengths and weaknesses, and the controversial and political nature pertaining to academic freedom within the democratic United States.

 

To view the content in your browser, please download Adobe Reader or, alternately,
you may Download the file to your hard drive.

NOTE: The latest versions of Adobe Reader do not support viewing PDF files within Firefox on Mac OS and if you are using a modern (Intel) Mac, there is no official plugin for viewing PDF files within the browser window.