10.2190/H2EX-4A3R-292V-C0F8 H2EX4A3R292VC0F8 2 Free Speech on the Firing Line: the Legal Controversy Continues 105 112 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 H2EX4A3R292VC0F8.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=H2EX4A3R292VC0F8 2 Carol B. Gilmore Ph.D. Martha Broderick Esq. University of Maine First Amendment Speech Rights are increasingly becoming a source of controversy on college and university campuses. As the Court struggles to establish a balance between the teacher, as citizen, and the university, as employer, the line between protected and unprotected speech has been bent but not broken. An examination of recent Court decisions reveals some answers and provides educators with guidelines for determining the nature and extent of the Protections offered within the preview of academic free speech rights. Indicators of the more typical issues raised about the conflict between free speech and academia will be suggested.