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Direct linkAmerican Association of University Professors, 2017
This report concerns actions taken by the administration of the Community College of Aurora, during the fourth week of the fall 2016 semester, to terminate the appointment of part-time instructor of philosophy, Nathanial Bork, without affordance of academic due process. Mr. Bork was dismissed after conveying his intention to send to the college's…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Tenure, Community Colleges, College Faculty
Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
Steven Bitterman was fired by his school after he offended his students for telling them that they could easily appreciate the biblical story of Adam and Eve if they considered it a myth. Several adjunct and full-time professors who work off the tenure track have been fired after saying something, as Mr. Bitterman did, that offended students or…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Faculty, Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Dismissal
Peer reviewedFossey, Richard; Wood, R. Craig – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2004
This chapter provides an overview of academic freedom and tenure as applied to the community college.
Descriptors: Tenure, Academic Freedom, Community Colleges, College Faculty
