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LiberatorsAt some schools there are more formalists than new critics, or more literary historians than theorists. But that reflects English departments' marketing decisions, not their politics. At universities where English departments are predominantly poststructuralist, you'll find history departments emphasizing facts and chronological periods, political science faculties without a political theorist and economics departments that don't teach economic history (as they used to do). It's one thing to insist that differences of opinion be respected. It's another to claim that all opinions have equal weight. For the most part, students lack the training and knowledge of their teachers. They are in college to learn. Final judgment on what counts as serious academic work and legitimate course content rests with faculty. For example, a student cannot legitimately claim that his academic freedom is being violated if creationism is not taught in his biology course, or if Holocaust deniers are not represented on his history syllabus. The 1st Amendment treats faculty and students no differently in the larger field of ideas. But in the classroom, academic freedom rests on a notion of faculty expertise. Its values derive from the distinctive role of the professional scholar, a member of a self- regulating corporate body whose job is to certify expertise. Academic freedom pertains to scholars as professionals, not as individuals. It guarantees freedom of research, freedom to determine what's taught in the classroom and freedom from censorship for extramural expression. It carries responsibilities enforced by one's peers. Recommended sites:
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