Other Side of Academic Freedom is Academic Responsibility

Dobson, K. S. (1997). The other side of academic freedom is academic responsibility. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 38(4), 244–247. https://doi.org/10.1037/0708-5591.38.4.244

Abstract:

This article argues that academic freedom is not absolute, but is delimited by legal, bargained and social factors. Further, it is argued that academic freedom implies certain obligations on university faculty, and in doing so recognizes the legitimate role of political correctness in the modern university, Given these limitations, the article considers some of the appropriate limits to political correctness, and argues that what are needed are the proper place and procedure to debate the balance between academic privilege and responsibility. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)