What Is a University?

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: A Living Tradition 1
5. Writings and Speeches
6. The University and Democracy (1899) 21
7. Freedom of Speech 45
8. Academic Freedom 51
9. What Is a University? 65
10. Broyles Commission Testimony 71
11. Are We Afraid of Freedom? 77
12. On Academic Freedom 89
13. Inaugural Convocation Address 93
14. Unrest and the Universities 101
15. Liberal Arts, Free Expression, and the Demosthenes-Feynman Trap 111
16. Excerpts from Aims of Education Addresses
17. Free Speech on Campus: A Challenge of Our Times (2016) 121
18. Wonder and Education 141
19. The Three S’s of Discovery 147
20. Sapere Aude and Parrhesia—Academic Freedom and Intellectual Courage 151
21. Committee Reports
22. On the University’s Role in Political and Social Action (1967) 161
23. The Kalven Committee 161
24. On the Criteria of Academic Appointment 169
25. On Protest and Dissent 199
26. On University Discipline for Disruptive Conduct 213
27. Notes 221
28. Major Works Cited 227