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John Frohnmayer was chairman of the National Endowment for
the Arts from 1989-1992. He has a B.A. in American history from
Stanford, an M.A. in Christian Ethics from the University of Chicago,
and a J.D. from the University of Oregon, where he was editor-in-chief
of the law review. Frohnmayer was a member of the Oregon Arts Commission
from 1978-85; a member of the board of directors of the International
Sculpture symposium in Eugene in 1974. As a singer he appeared in
recital, oratorio, musical comedy and various other musical productions.
He was a member of the board of directors of Chamber Music Northwest,
and the Western States Arts Foundation and a member of the National
Endowment for the Arts Opera-Music Theater in 1982 and 1983.
He is a lawyer in Bozeman, Montana.
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Whose Freedom is It? The First
Amendment in Peril
October 29-November
2, 1997 at Oklahoma State University
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Participants in this seminar investigated the roots of free
expression and free conscience in our society and addressed
current dilemmas. They explored the place of religion, speech,
press, and assembly and petition in a free society. Some of
the questions were: Are limitations appropriate? Who decides?
Does privacy still exist? Can government limit access to the
Internet prevent a person from encrypting information, access
your financial records? Prayer in the public schools? Are curfews
legal? What about hate speech, pornography, and government funded
art?
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The Class Reading List: (These books and articles supplied
by OSLEP)
Out of Tune: Listening to the First Amendment,
Frohnmayer
Commager on Tocqueville, Henry Steel Commager
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions -
Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1963)
American Library Assn. v. U.S. & Janet Reno, ___ U.S.
___ (1997)
R.A.V. v. St. Paul, 112 S.Ct. 2538, 120 L.Ed. 2nd 305 (1992)
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