Academic freedom vs. First Amendment

Inside Higher Ed: Academic freedom vs. First Amendment

The University of Colorado did not violate the First Amendment rights of a medical school professor by stripping his department chairmanship because he openly opposed a plan to move the school, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. Experts on higher education law said they believed the court’s decision could narrow the academic freedom protections for public college employees — especially professors who also hold administrative jobs.

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