In the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights, it is stated that an individual shall have freedom of speech and freedom of the press. However, there have been numerous controversies challenging the right of freedom of speech, and how people should use this right without violating other people’s rights. A perfect example can be found when college students express their beliefs on campus. In some cases, when college students express their racial, sexual, and religious views through songs, banners, and other methods, they are often perceived as being extremely controversial. When students overuse their freedom of speech to verbally violate other people’s individual right to equality permitted by the constitution, it undermines the equality of all.
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Although the Constitution does not clearly define the protection of academic freedom, many educational institutions attempt to protect academic freedom. Until the 19th century, the idea of protecting academic freedom was not popular. Nevertheless, by the beginning of the 19th century, many higher education institutions grasped the notion that the education is meant to be free, and shall seek true exploration. However, some years later, educators who expressed their beliefs often came into conflicts with people who have private businesses to protect. Furthermore, there have been cases, involving firing a teacher from an institution because they exercised their right of freedom of speech. For example, an economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania was fired from the college for simply criticizing child labor. Such cases as this led to many activists to fight for academic …show more content…
The argument is that when colleges are sponsored by another country’s government, American schools become influenced by that country when it comes to publishing content or even teaching critical research involving the sponsor country. Some people believe that many of those countries who give money to American universities, monitor those institutions in order to protect their status. An example of this would be an NYU professor named Andrew Ross. He was banned from entering Abu Dhabi after criticizing migrant workers labor conditions in Abu Dhabi. Consequently, NYU officials have stated that NYU will have the same operation regardless of the campus location. However, from this example, it is clear to see that the statement was far from
Although the Constitution does not clearly define the protection of academic freedom, many educational institutions attempt to protect academic freedom. Until the 19th century, the idea of protecting academic freedom was not popular. Nevertheless, by the beginning of the 19th century, many higher education institutions grasped the notion that the education is meant to be free, and shall seek true exploration. However, some years later, educators who expressed their beliefs often came into conflicts with people who have private businesses to protect. Furthermore, there have been cases, involving firing a teacher from an institution because they exercised their right of freedom of speech. For example, an economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania was fired from the college for simply criticizing child labor. Such cases as this led to many activists to fight for academic …show more content…
The argument is that when colleges are sponsored by another country’s government, American schools become influenced by that country when it comes to publishing content or even teaching critical research involving the sponsor country. Some people believe that many of those countries who give money to American universities, monitor those institutions in order to protect their status. An example of this would be an NYU professor named Andrew Ross. He was banned from entering Abu Dhabi after criticizing migrant workers labor conditions in Abu Dhabi. Consequently, NYU officials have stated that NYU will have the same operation regardless of the campus location. However, from this example, it is clear to see that the statement was far from