Delaware County Community College

This event has been postponed. For more information, please contact Dr. Clayton A. Railey, III, Dean of Communication, Arts and Humanities. 610-359-5359 or mailto:crailey@dccc.edu.
A Conference on Academic Freedom - April 11-12, 2008

Delaware County Community College will host a conference on ACADEMIC FREEDOM and presentations will focus on one of the four themes:

  • Academic Freedom for Faculty
  • Academic Freedom for Students
  • Academic Freedom for Institutions (institutional autonomy)
  • Academic Freedom and its (differing) shape in public and private higher education institutions

The conference will begin on April 11 at 1PM, includes a dinner with a keynote speaker on Friday night, and concludes with a full day of sessions on April 12 (Saturday, ending at 4:30 PM). There will be a major address at lunch as well on April 12.


Registration materials, conference schedule, and lodging information will be available at the end of November 2007. Tentatively, registration fees will be $50 for students, $100 for faculty and $125 for all others interested in attending. The conference will occur on the campus of Delaware County Community College.


For questions or further information, please contact: Dr. Clayton A. Railey, III, Dean of Communication, Arts and Humanities. 610-359-5359 or crailey@dccc.edu.

Hosted By:

  • Delaware County Community College

Co-Hosted by:

  • Montgomery County Community College
  • Community College of Philadelphia
  • Bucks County Community College
  • Chesapeake College (MD)