Word: freedom
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...long been a canon of academic freedom that a man's political opinions have no bearing on his ability to obtain and hold an academic appointment...
...think it is even more basically a principle of our American democracy that every citizen should enjoy freedom of speech and thought...You...blatantly propose to violate the principles on which both our democracy and our educational system are founded...
This is the third and last article in a series surveying the condition of academic freedom in American universities. In the two preceding articles we reported on pressures exerted on faculty members because of their political beliefs; on attempts of state legislatures to supervise education; and on cases where college administrations have denied outside speakers the opportunity to address campus meetings...
...Commented editorially that while "Quinn's sentiments against the A.Y.D. are those of the people of Queens, newspapermen outside the meeting felt that some of the 42 votes for the A.Y.D. were, in truth, votes against Quinn and his conduct, which the professors regarded as a threat to academic freedom...
...Union's statement follows in part: "A further restriction of academic freedom now appears to be imminent through extension of the principle that a man's political beliefs and affiliations can in themselves serve as a standard to determinte his eligibility for membership in an academic community. For as a result of the attention drawn to the cases of Hans Friestadt and Isador Edelman, AEC fellows selected by the National Research Council, it has been proposed that loyalty tests be administered to determinte the acceptability of candidates for government-financed scholarships...