November-December 2001

November-December 2001

Volume 87, Number 6

Contents

Features

Academic Freedom, Individual or Institutional?
By David M. Rabban
Does academic freedom belong to professors or to their universities?

A Balancing Act: Competing Claims for Academic Freedom
By Gary Pavela
What to do when the rights of students, teachers, and institutions conflict.

The University Counsel: A Roundtable Discussion
Participants: William R. Kauffman, Robert O'Neil, Robert Post, and Wendy White
Four eminent academics and attorneys reflect on the role of the university's lawyer.

Making Defensible Tenure Decisions
By Ann Franke
To avoid lawsuits, evaluation procedures must be clear and fair.

Does Collegiality Count?
By Mary Ann Connell And Frederick G. Savage
The courts consider collegiality a valid criterion for assessing faculty members.

Making Accommodations: The Legal World of Students with Disabilities
By Paul D. Grossman
Everybody benefits when colleges serve students with disabilities.

A Key Collaboration: Phi Beta Kappa, the AAUP, and the Future of the Academy
By Douglas W. Foard
Both organizations seek the same goal-enhancing higher education.

Letter to the Editor

AAUP at Work

Nota Bene

Columns

Book Reviews

Elsewhere on the Web