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The Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship (SAFS) is a non-profit organization founded to promote academic freedom and intellectual excellence on Canadian university campuses. Although its membership is open to the general public, the society is composed mainly of faculty and students from Canadian universities.〔(''Society for Academic Freedom & Scholarship Newsletter'' ), Number 62, September 2012, p. 2〕 ==History== The Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship has been in continuous existence since its founding in 1992. It has published a regular newsletter (the ''Society for Academic Freedom & Scholarship Newsletter'', later renamed the ''SAFS Newsletter'') containing articles relating to issues in higher education since May of that year.〔(''Society for Academic Freedom & Scholarship Newsletter'' ), Number 1, May 1992, p. 1〕 From the start, the Society’s central goals have been the defense of intellectual freedom and the promotion of academic excellence. More specifically, the founding purposes of the society were * to resist the ideological misuse of teaching and scholarship, * to support rigorous standards in research and teaching in university hiring practices, and * to preserve academic freedom and the free exchange of ideas, regardless of popular doctrine.〔(''Society for Academic Freedom & Scholarship Newsletter'' ), Number 1, May 1992, p. 1〕 Over time these goals have evolved so that, in its more recent publicity, the society now lists its main purposes as being * the maintaining of freedom in teaching, research and scholarship, and * the maintaining of high standards of excellence in academic decision making concerning both students and faculty.〔(SAFS History ) (official website)〕 The society is financed solely by membership fees and voluntary donations.〔(SAFS History ) (official website)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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