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Social Media Policies and Academic Freedom: Higher Education Faculty and Administrator Perceptions 

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Social Media Policies and Academic Freedom: Higher Education Faculty and Administrator Perceptions 

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This study investigated how higher education faculty and administrators perceive the use of social media, the applicability of academic freedom to social media, and the extent of legal protections in that context. Using both quantitative surveys and semi-structured interviews, the researchers gathered insights from a diverse group of participants and analyzed the data using chi-square tests to identify significant patterns.

Findings revealed that administrators are more likely to use social media in both personal and professional settings, while faculty members are more inclined to believe that academic freedom should extend to social media. However, fewer than half of the participants in either group actually believed that social media is protected by academic freedom. The study highlights a clear need for improved understanding of academic freedom in the digital space, particularly among administrators, and calls for further research on this emerging issue.

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The Common Room: Free Speech and Adjunct Faculty 

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The Common Room: Free Speech and Adjunct Faculty 

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The "Free Speech and Adjunct Faculty" event, co-hosted by PEN America’s Campus Free Speech Program and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), explores the precarious state of academic freedom for adjunct faculty. As part of the online series The Common Room, the event highlights the growing concerns among non-tenured instructors, many of whom question whether expressing their views might jeopardize their employment.

With adjuncts now comprising a significant share of the academic workforce, the session addresses the urgent need to strengthen protections for their speech and academic freedom. It examines the institutional challenges adjuncts face, such as a lack of job security and limited support, and offers strategies for contingent faculty to assert their rights in the face of censorship or retaliation.

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The Common Room: Free Speech and Adjunct Faculty

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Facebook Off Limits: Protecting Teachers’ Private Speech on Social Networking Sites

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Facebook Off Limits: Protecting Teachers’ Private Speech on Social Networking Sites

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This article explores how different stakeholders have sought to balance teachers’ First Amendment rights with the interests of schools and districts in regulating teachers’ use of social media. It analyzes the Supreme Court’s approach to these rights across various contexts and evaluates its effectiveness. The author ultimately proposes a new legal framework to promote greater consistency in how courts interpret potential First Amendment violations.

Primarily, the proposed legal framework would first determine whether the teacher’s speech was made as a private citizen or as a public employee. It would then evaluate whether the content of the speech violates any laws or the school or district’s code of conduct—for example, prohibitions against sexually explicit communication with students or subordinates.

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Facebook Off Limits Protecting Teachers' Private Speech on Social Networking Sites

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This paper examines how digital technology is reshaping academic freedom in higher education. With classrooms becoming increasingly transparent to administrators through digital tools, traditional understandings of academic freedom are being challenged. The paper begins with a historical overview to contextualize academic freedom, then explores how digital advancements have created new dynamics within the classroom.

The author argues that universities must update their policies to address the implications of increased surveillance, data privacy, and expanded access to classroom content. As faculty express growing concerns about privacy and oversight, institutions are urged to redefine who can observe classroom activity and how data is managed. The goal of the paper is to guide universities in developing policies that protect academic freedom in the evolving digital landscape.

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Free Speech on Campus? Not for Adjunct Faculty, it Seems

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Free Speech on Campus? Not for Adjunct Faculty, it Seems

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This article highlights the precarious position of adjunct professors in ongoing campus free speech debates. While much of the discourse has centered on controversial speakers and political correctness, adjunct faculty face a unique vulnerability: their lack of job security makes them more susceptible to repercussions for expressing personal opinions, particularly on social media or in public forums.

Unlike tenured faculty, adjuncts often work part-time or on temporary contracts and lack institutional protections. This makes it easier for universities to terminate or choose not to renew their appointments following controversial remarks. Although the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) states that faculty expression should not be grounds for dismissal unless it demonstrates clear unfitness, these protections are rarely extended equally to adjuncts. Critics argue that recent dismissals of adjuncts for public statements violate both the spirit and guidelines of academic freedom.

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Free speech on campus? Not for adjunct faculty, it seems

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Debates over free speech on campus have been raging for a couple of years now, focused mostly on issues like controversial guest speakers, tolerance for hearing different views, and political correctness. But one specific group on campus seems to…

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Dear Professor, Be Careful with Those Tweets, OK? Academic Freedom and Social Media

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Dear Professor, Be Careful with Those Tweets, OK? Academic Freedom and Social Media

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This article examines the growing tension between academic freedom and the use of social media by faculty members. While the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) provides established protections for teaching, research, and extramural speech, the author argues that social media has made extramural utterances—statements made outside of one’s academic role—more vulnerable to scrutiny and institutional backlash.

With universities increasingly concerned about their public image, some have begun monitoring faculty social media activity and responding punitively to controversial posts. This shift creates a chilling effect on faculty expression. In response, the author proposes a modest policy reform aimed at safeguarding faculty members’ ability to speak freely as private citizens without fear of institutional retribution.

Namely, the proposal asks the AAUP to clarify its principles on extramural utterances and adopt a more precise definition of what constitutes behavior that renders a faculty member “unfit” for their position, thereby offering clearer guidance for both faculty and institutions to establish more consistent boundaries.

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This article explores the evolving relationship between academic freedom and media, first through traditional journalism and now through social media. Early AAUP leaders were wary of media distortion but also depended on press coverage to expose violations of academic freedom and hold universities accountable. With the rise of social media, the landscape has shifted: platforms like Twitter allow faculty to communicate directly with the public, but this unfiltered visibility has led to new efforts by institutions to regulate and punish controversial speech. These policies, often rooted in Garcetti v. Ceballos, raise concerns about undermining academic freedom by targeting speech deemed disruptive, even when constitutionally protected.

A major focus of the article is the protection of “extramural utterances”—faculty speech made outside of teaching and research. The article critiques efforts to exclude statements related to academic expertise from this protection, arguing that such a move contradicts the AAUP’s founding principles. Historical cases show that faculty have long faced consequences for public comments tied to their fields, yet protecting this kind of expression has been central to academic freedom. The author warns against creating separate standards for social media, calling instead for policies that treat all forms of faculty expression equally. In today’s digital era, upholding broad protections for extramural speech remains essential to preserving academic freedom and ensuring faculty voices can be heard without fear of institutional retaliation.

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As our media evolve, so must our conceptions of academic freedom and our commitment to protecting it.

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Why Can't We Be Friends - The Banning of Teacher-Student Communication Via Social Media and the Freedom of Speech

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Why Can't We Be Friends - The Banning of Teacher-Student Communication Via Social Media and the Freedom of Speech

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This article addresses the growing concern over child sexual abuse by authority figures, particularly teachers and coaches, and how recent high-profile cases have prompted stricter scrutiny of teacher-student interactions, especially through social media. In response, some states and school districts have enacted or proposed outright bans on teachers using social media to communicate with students. While intended to protect children, these bans are criticized for being overly broad and unconstitutional, as they often violate teachers' First Amendment rights.

The article argues that although school officials have discretion in disciplining employees for inappropriate online behavior, they must not implement policies that infringe on constitutionally protected speech. It calls for more balanced, constitutionally sound guidelines for regulating teacher social media use. By analyzing current laws and proposing legally viable alternatives, the article aims to help states and school districts create policies that protect students without undermining teachers' rights.

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Why Can't We Be Friends - The Banning of Teacher-Student Communication Via Social Media and the Freedom of Speech

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Free Speech, Social Media, and Public Universities: How the First Amendment Limits University Sanctions for Online Expression and Empowers Students, Staff, and Faculty

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Free Speech, Social Media, and Public Universities: How the First Amendment Limits University Sanctions for Online Expression and Empowers Students, Staff, and Faculty

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This article examines how the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment applies specifically to public institutions of higher education, focusing on the use of social media by students, staff, and faculty. It begins with a review of case law concerning online expression and how constitutional protections extend to this medium. It then outlines the distinct legal standards for each campus group: student speech on social media is generally protected if it would be protected in a public forum; staff expression is governed by a balancing test that weighs public concern against institutional interests; and faculty speech, particularly related to academic freedom, should not be limited by the Garcetti standard, which restricts speech made as part of official duties.

The article concludes that, aside from a few narrow exceptions, public universities cannot constitutionally punish students, staff, or faculty for protected social media speech. Institutions are encouraged to uphold core democratic values such as equality, diversity, and inclusion without engaging in viewpoint discrimination or compelling ideological conformity. By respecting First Amendment protections, public universities can maintain their educational mission while remaining constitutionally accountable, especially in their treatment of marginalized groups.

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Free Speech, Social Media, and Public Universities

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Civility, Free Speech, and Academic Freedom in Higher Education

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Civility, Free Speech, and Academic Freedom in Higher Education

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This collection of essays explores how the rhetoric of civility in academia is often used to silence and marginalize dissenting voices, particularly among faculty from underrepresented groups. Drawing from diverse theoretical and political perspectives, the essays investigate how civility discourse has become a tool for institutional control, especially within an increasingly corporatized higher education system.

The essays primarily focus on the institutional backlash against scholars who critique U.S. policies and publicly support movements like Black Lives Matter and Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS), Ultimately, these essays contribute to ongoing debates about academic freedom and offer insight into how civility has been weaponized to limit free expression and resistance in the academy, making the book a valuable resource for those interested in the subject of faculty speech rights.

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Civility, Free Speech, and Academic Freedom in Higher Education

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