Kerr, Clark Bissell, Claude Thomas
- CA ON00239 F2854-2
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- 5 Dec. 1968
Side One: Clark Kerr: "Higher Education in the United States: The best of times, the worst of times." [Address in the Chancellor Dunning Trust Lecture Series] Dec. 5, 1968. Side Two: Claude Thomas Bissell: "Academic freedom: the student version" [Address in the Chancellor Dunning Trust Lecture Series] Feb. 27, 1969. Discusses the ideals and beliefs associated with student academic freedom, rather than faculty freedom. Divides the student protest movement into two groups, one being a small core with a fanatical commitment to their cause, who believe in coercive action. the second group he calls activists, is larger but willing to negotiate. Comments on the rise of student power predicting some positive consequences this will have. He also indicates the danger in the rise of the authoritarian view. Broadcast on CFRC..