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Free Speech 68: Henry Reichman--Can Professors Get Fired for a Tweet?

Free Speech 68: Henry Reichman--Can Professors Get Fired for a Tweet?

Update: 2020-01-23
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Should professors be held accountable for speech they make off-campus, on-line, and apart from their professional role in the university? Does academic freedom mean freedom of speech and what are the differences? I spoke with Professor Henry Reichman, who has served as Vice President of the American Association of University Professor, an organization that defends academic freedom. Reichman has chaired the AAUP's Committee on Academic Freedom and just published The Future of Academic Freedom.

Uli Baer teaches literature and photography as University Professor at New York University. A recipient of Guggenheim, Getty and Humboldt awards, in addition to hosting "Speaking of…” he hosts (with Caroline Weber) the podcast "The Proust Questionnaire” and is Editorial Director at Warbler Press. Email ucb1@nyu.edu; Twitter @UliBaer.

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Free Speech 68: Henry Reichman--Can Professors Get Fired for a Tweet?

Free Speech 68: Henry Reichman--Can Professors Get Fired for a Tweet?

Ulrich C. Baer