The Farr case: the next chapter in the history of academic freedom? (Cecilia Konchar Farr, outspoken feminist teacher terminated from Brigham Young University) (Column)

From: Change | Date: September 1, 1993| Author: Stimpson, Catharine R. | Copyright information

The Next Chapter in the History of Academic Freedom?

I do not know Professor Cecilia Konchar Farr. Oh, we have met once or twice--but briefly and in the company of other people. I have studied her vita but not her complete dossier. However, I think she may become the next chapter in the history of academic freedom in America.

This is her story: In 1982, Farr got her BA, magna cum laude, from a college in Pennsylvania. In 1987, she took an MA from Brigham Young ...

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