Friday 20th March 2015
12:30pm until 5:30pm
University of Kent, Keynes Lecture Theatre 2
2015 marks the centenary of the American Association of University Professors’ Declaration of Principles of Academic Freedom. The signatories to this declaration demanded freedom of inquiry and research; freedom of teaching within the university or college; and freedom of extramural utterance and action. The significance of this declaration can be seen in the fact that, a century later, it continues to act as a benchmark in discussions of academic freedom. The aim of this symposium is to evaluate how understandings of academic freedom have changed over time, and whether it is still relevant in today’s university.
Programme
12:30pm Welcome and Buffet Lunch
1:00 – 2:30pm Academic Freedom Then and Now
Cheryl Hudson, Coventry University, History
Academic freedom in 1915: contextualising the AAUP Declaration
Joanna Williams, University of Kent, CSHE
Changing perspectives on academic freedom
Iain Mackenzie, University of Kent, POLIR
Academic freedom beyond ‘ left’ and ‘right’
2:30 – 3:00pm Coffee Break
3:00 – 5:30pm Academic Freedom: The next one hundred years
Dave Cocozza, University of Kent
Should students have free speech on campus?
Adam Kissel, Formerly of Foundation for Individual Rights
in Education (FIRE), Philadelphia
Academic freedom and the common good
Davina Cooper, University of Kent, Law
Reflecting on the right not to speak
Philip Cunliffe, University of Kent, POLIR
Therapeutic education as a threat to academic freedom
There is no charge to attend this event but places must be reserved in advance by emailing: cpdbookings@kent.ac.uk
For all enquiries please contact Dr Jo Williams at J.G.Williams@kent.ac.uk