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

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