Academic Freedom

The House Select Committee on Academic Freedom held a public hearing on May 31 – June 1 pursuant to House Resolution 177, introduced by Representative Gib Armstrong - (PN 2553).

The Resolution established a select committee to examine the academic atmosphere and the degree to which faculty have the opportunity to instruct and students have the opportunity to learn in an environment conducive to the pursuit of knowledge and truth at State-related and State-owned colleges and universities and community colleges in Pennsylvania.

Please click the links below for the latest updates on the hearings:

APSCUF NEWS RELEASE: WITH HR 177 HEARINGS CONCLUDED, APSCUF LOOKS AHEAD TO THE FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS

ARTICLE IN LANCASTER ONLINE: "Academic freedom hearings: The end or the beginning?

HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS STORY: "Behind the attack on academic freedom"

FROM THE TIMES-TRIBUNE: "Academic Bias Debate at Center State"

HEARINGS

Select Committee HACC Hearing, May 31-June 1, 2006

Select Committee Millersville Hearing, March 22-23, 2006

Select Committee Temple Hearing, January 9-10, 2006

Select Committee PItt Hearing, November 9-10, 2005

Select Committee Informational Meeting, September 19, 2005

House Education, June 30, 2005

House Education, June 29, 2005

REPORTS

"Campus Voices: Students and Faculty Speak Out on the Free Exchange of Ideas in Pennsylvania Colleges and Universities," Report for PA legislators by Free Exchange on Campus

"Facts Count: An Analysis of David Horowitz's The Professors"

OUTSIDE LINKS

"Free Exchange on Campus: Pennsylvania, You Could Do Better"

"Facts Count: An Analysis of David Horowitz's The Professors"

"Free Exchange on Campus: American Federation of Teachers"

"American Association of University Professors"

"American Freedom under Attack at California Institute of Integral Studies"

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