This section provides opportunities to examine how the university administration and its Board of Trustees responded to the allegations against Professors Finley and Heimlich. By analyzing the documents in this section, students will be able to interpret how a major public university addressed the conflicts between national security and civil liberties evident during the Cold War.
| Link to Assessment 1: Academic Freedom and Civic Responsibility, January 24, 1953 | Link to Assessment 2: Letter from Percy L. Greaves, Jr., September 30, 1952 |
| Link to Assessment 3: Resolution of the Rutgers University Board of Trustees, December 12, 1952 | Link to Assessment 4: Trustees's Decision of December 12, 1952 |
| Link to Assessment 5: President Lewis Webster Jones on the Heimlich-Finley Cases, January 24, 1953; pages 1, 4, 5, & 11-13 | Link to Assessment 6: Letter to Mr. Peter F. Thomas, Commander from Lewis Webster Jones, March 3, 1953 |
Assessment 1: Dr. Jones' inauguration speech on May 8, 1952
Read the segment on this document that quotes Dr. Jones' inauguration speech and answer the two questions at the end of the document.
Assessment 1
- 1. According to Dr. Jones, what is the responsibility of a university towards students and academic freedom?
- 2. What concern did Dr. Jones express during his consideration of seeking academic freedom?