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Proposed changes to C07

Comment period runs August 12, 2020 through September 14, 2020. Please send comments to PGEgaHJlZj0ibWFpbHRvOmhhbmRib29rQHVubS5lZHUiPmhhbmRib29rQHVubS5lZHU8L2E+javascript required to view for the Office of the University Secretary to collect and submit to the appropriate committees.

  • Highlights the need to consider the principles of academic freedom and tenure when reviewing allegations of faculty misconduct.
  • Requires an investigation of alleged misconduct before a disciplinary decision is made.
  • Stresses the need for confidentiality to protect the privacy of individuals involved.
  • Defines misconduct.
  • Adds a level of discipline, “Disciplinary Probation,” as an intermediary step between censure and suspension without pay, based on an AAUP faculty discipline document.
  • Differentiates between processes for less serious sanctions (warning, censure, and disciplinary probation) which will not be delayed pending appeal; from more serious sanctions (suspension without pay and dismissal), which allows for a peer hearing and appeals to take place prior to proceeding with the sanction.
  • Creates the Faculty Misconduct Review Committee (FMRC) to conduct peer hearings for discipline actions not requiring AF&T peer hearings.
  • Clarifies faculty appeal rights.