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Canadian Association of University Teachers
| What are the limits of academic freedom? |
| (Thursday, January 10, 2013)
- Academic freedom is considered the lifeblood of the modern university, but are there legal and professional limits to what can be said, taught and researched? If so, who should determine these limits? These and other questions will be the subject of an international conference in Toronto February 1-3 and hosted by the Harry Crowe Foundation. “This conference will bring together some of the leading international experts to explore the question of what are the limits of academic freedom in terms of the law, religious belief, equity, institutional autonomy, and professional norms,” says CAUT executive director James L. Turk. Conference speakers include Wallach Scott, Len Findlay, Les Green, Jamie Cameron, Matthew Finkin, Richard Moon, Sheldon Krimsky, Jennifer Washburn, David Schneiderman, and Anver Saloojee. The Harry Crowe Foundation is a charitable organization that undertakes education and research on the role of post-secondary teaching and research in contemporary society. It was founded in 2002 by the Canadian Association of University Teachers in honour of Harry S. Crowe. |
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