Panel Defends Academic Freedom: Speakers Discuss the History of Free Speech in the Classroom
Lisa Hirschmann
Columbia Daily Spectator, February 22, 2005

After public criticism fell upon Columbia University, a panel of professors discussed academic freedom. Academic freedom protects professors and their right to teach topics that diverge from the opinions of students and the public. A professor should not fall victim to a shadowy group outside of the university, and he or she should not be the subject of a scandal or smear campaign because of the claims of one single student out of thousands. (Back to academic freedom)