"A Seminal Moment in the History of Higher Education"

"In the years after Ross's dismissal, Lovejoy—one of the professors who had resigned from Stanford and ultimately went to Johns Hopkins University—teamed with John Dewey of Columbia University to establish an organization aimed at ensuring academic freedom for faculty. In 1915 the newly formed American Association of University Professors released its 'Declaration of Principles on Academic Freedom and Academic Tenure.' Among other things, the declaration noted: 'Official action relating to reappointments and refusals of reappointment should be taken only with the advice and consent of some board or committee representative of the faculty.'"

In a 2015 Stanford Magazine article, Brian Eule recounts the story of Professor Edward Alsworth Ross.