Opinions

These opinion columns by leading academics on the implications of Garcetti and the importance of protecting faculty speech are available for republication with appropriate attribution.

Academic Freedom Under Threat –
By Larry Gerber
Chair, American Association of University Professors' Committee on College and University Governance
Professor Emeritus of History, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala

A Huge Loss for the Public’s Right to Know – And Its Safety –
By Helen Norton
Associate Professor of Law, University of Colorado School of Law

Garcetti: More Chilling Than the Unabomber –
By Michael A. Olivas
Professor of Law, University of Houston
Two-term General Counsel, American Association of University Professors

Troubling Days for Academic Freedom –
By Ellen Schrecker
Professor of History, Yeshiva University, New York, N.Y.