Albright College: Assault on Academic Freedom to Criticize Administration

Case Materials

• "Yes, You Can Say That: Charges Dropped Against Professor at Albright College," FIRE Press Release, September 12, 2001: In a great victory for freedom of speech and academic freedom, in a case with which FIRE has been deeply engaged, Albright College has dropped all charges of "professional unfitness" (read, courage) and "moral turpitude" (read, principle) against Professor Achal Mehra, who sought to expose actual professional unfitness and moral turpitude at his institution in Reading, PA.
• "FIRE's Letter to Albright College," July 16, 2001

Media Coverage

• "Albright College Drops Attempt to Oust Faculty Member who Criticized its President," The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 10, 2001: Albright College officials who had sought to fire a tenured faculty member who has been an outspokencritic of the college's president dropped all of their charges on Friday. The president, Col. Henry A. Zimon, had included what appear to be misleading statements about his academic and publishing credentials on his résumé before he was hired two years ago.
• "Truth Irrelevant to Professor's Defense," Lou Marano, United Press International, July 14, 2001
• "Scrutiny Falls on Albright College as It Moves to Fire Outspoken Professor," Julianna Basinger, The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 17, 2001