A Question of Academic Freedom (Classic Reprint): Being the Official Correspondence Between Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University, ... of Modern Language and Literature, in - Softcover
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A Question of Academic Freedom collects the official correspondence between a university president and a renowned professor, offering a window into early 20th?century academic life and debates over scholarly independence.
This nonfiction volume presents letters and documents that illuminate the interactions between leadership and scholarship at Columbia University. It includes introductions, appendices, and selections that show how ideas about criticism, education, and academic freedom were discussed and contested.
- Primary letters and official correspondence between Nicholas Murray Butler and J. E. Spingarn
- Editorial notes, introductions, and appendices that frame the historical context
- Analysis of scholarly debates in literary criticism and university governance
- Historical material suitable for researchers, students, and readers of academic history
Ideal for readers of university history, archival studies, and the politics of scholarly freedom.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book sheds light on the nature of academic freedom and power structures within universities, focusing on the unjust dismissal of Professor Joel Spingarn from Columbia University in 1911. The author presents an insider's view of the events leading up to Spingarn's dismissal, including the university's suppression of his resolution to acknowledge the work of a colleague who had recently been fired, and the subsequent threats made by university president Nicholas Murray Butler to curtail his academic pursuits. Through Spingarn's own letters and personal accounts, the book exposes the abuse of authority and the struggle for intellectual independence at the heart of educational institutions. Ultimately, it serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of academic freedom and the dangers of institutional suppression of dissenting voices, demonstrating the pivotal role that scholarly autonomy plays in ensuring open and progressive intellectual exchange. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781332347711_0
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