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More Than Free Speech: Politics, Higher Education, And The First Amendment, Kristina Clement May 2020

More Than Free Speech: Politics, Higher Education, And The First Amendment, Kristina Clement

Educational Policy Studies Dissertations

Despite assertions that the First Amendment is under attack on college campuses in the United States of America, evidence suggests that students today have more freedom to exercise their constitutional rights on campus than at any time in history. Prior to the 1960s, colleges operated within the doctrine of in loco parentis, which significantly limited students from participating in protests or other behaviors deemed inappropriate by faculty or administrators. The end of in loco parentis coincided with an increase in campus activim during the 1960s with students actively involved in the civil rights movement and protests against the Vietnam …


Case Study Of The “No On 37” Coalition Against The Deceptive Food Labeling Scheme: Public Relations Strategies & Tactics, Ethically Problematic Communication, And The First Amendment, Eugenia Pia Ferrero Aug 2016

Case Study Of The “No On 37” Coalition Against The Deceptive Food Labeling Scheme: Public Relations Strategies & Tactics, Ethically Problematic Communication, And The First Amendment, Eugenia Pia Ferrero

Communication Dissertations

The debate surrounding one’s right to know what is in one’s food has increased in popularity since 2012 when California became the first state to vote on Proposition 37 which would have mandated the labeling of genetically modified organisms. Proposition 37 was defeated due to the public relations campaign mounted by Monsanto and other corporate sponsors of genetically engineered seeds. Utilizing both a visual and written content analysis, this study identified the ethically problematic public relations strategies within the campaign to defeat Proposition 37, while also examining the content to determine whether the strategic communication must be classified as commercial …


Religious Freedom Or Child Abuse' Drawing The Line Between Free Excercise And Crimes Against Children In Georgia, Christina G. Bennett Aug 2011

Religious Freedom Or Child Abuse' Drawing The Line Between Free Excercise And Crimes Against Children In Georgia, Christina G. Bennett

Religious Studies Theses

This project examines how Georgia draws the line between religious freedom and child abuse. In Georgia, certain religious parents are granted spiritual exemptions for conduct that would otherwise be prohibited due to its potential harm to children, while other parents must alter their religious practices to conform to the law. An examination of Georgia law governing conduct that is both religiously-motivated and poses a risk of physical harm to children illustrates that Georgia’s spiritual exemptions have contributed to producing legally-defined religious orthodoxy, inconsistent regulation of religious conduct, and less stringent state protection from harm for the children of some religious …