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1 online resource (172 pages) Should the choice to engage in a faculty-student romance be protected or precluded? An argument that the right to choose a romantic partner is a fundamental right of conscience, protected by the U.S Constitution. Allen Ginsberg once declared that "the best teaching is done in bed," but most university administrators would presumably disagree. Many universities prohibit romantic relationships between faculty members and students, and professors who transgress are usually out of a job. In Romance in the Ivory Tower, Paul Abramson takes aim at university policies that forbid relationships between faculty members and students. He argues provocatively that the issue of faculty-student romances transcends the seemingly trivial matter of who sleeps with whom and engages our fundamental constitutional rights. By what authority, Abramson asks, did the university become the arbiter of romantic etiquette among consenting adults? Do we, as consenting adults, have a constitutional right to make intimate choices as long as they do not cause harm? Abramson contends that we do, and bases this claim on two arguments. He suggests that the Ninth Amendment (which states t

Who reads Romance in the Ivory Tower: The Rights and Liberty of Conscience (The MIT Press)?

Author

Professor of Psychology Paul R Abramson Ph.D.

Publisher

The MIT Press; MIT Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9786612099120

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Education, Law, Science

Updated

2026-03-24