The Common Room: Academic Freedom and Classroom Conduct

This February 12, 2021 virtual session, "Academic Freedom and Classroom Conduct" is hosted by PEN America’s Campus Free Speech Program.

Academic freedom and faculty autonomy in teaching have long been hallmarks of a college education. But these principles are frequently being tested when it comes to student complaints, public outrage, or official investigations into “classroom conduct.” How should these limits be adjudicated? Can reasonable guidelines be developed that protect academic freedom for faculty, but also protect students from abuse or harm? And when should administrators intervene, and on what grounds? These questions have been complicated by the shift to virtual teaching and the ease of digital recording, but they are sure to remain challenging and tumultuous for faculty, administrators, and students alike in whatever forms future higher education takes.

Panelists include:
(Host) Jonathan Friedman, Director of Free Expression and Education, PEN America
Neijma Celestine-Donnor, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, School of Social Work, University of Maryland-Baltimore
Amna Khalid, Associate Professor of History, Carleton College and John Stuart Mill Fellow, Heterodox Academy
John K. Wilson, Coeditor, Academe Blog, and Editor, Illinois Academe

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