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ERIC Number: EJ732576
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0889
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Academic Bill of Rights: Insurance Policy or Trojan Horse?
Reindl, Travis
College and University, v80 n1 p47-48 Sum 2004
Anyone can observe that rising social and political divisions have found their way onto the nation's campuses. In fact, the intensity of debates over issues such as war and peace, homosexuality, and affirmative action have transformed campuses--the marketplace of ideas--into an ideological battleground, with heated rhetoric in lecture halls and beyond. Some groups contend, however, that classrooms on many campuses are places of liberal indoctrination, rather than intense discussion and dialogue. As a result, organizations such as Students for Academic Freedom believe that legislative protections are needed to ensure a free and fair exchange of views. In this article, the author discusses how the Academic Bill of Rights can become the solution to this issue.
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-293-9161; Fax: 202-872-8857; e-mail: pubs@aacrao.org; Web site: http://www.aacrao.org/publications/.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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