SMNR: Free Speech and Academic Freedom at Universities
Semester: Fall 2025
Course ID: 397S
Credit Hours: 3
Unique: 31070
Course Information
Course Type: Seminar
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Not Allowed
Registration Information
Upperclass-only elective
Meeting Times
Day
Time
Location
MON
9:50 - 11:40 am
TNH 3.114
Evaluation Method
Type
Date
Time
Location
Paper
Description
This seminar will address issues of free speech and academic freedom at universities. Students will do original research on a subject chosen in consultation with the instructor, write a paper of 25-40 pages due about a month before the end of classes, present and receive reactions to their papers in class, and submit a revised paper at the end of the semester.
Textbooks ( * denotes required )
Academic Freedom : From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right
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Rabban, David M.