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American 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
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2010
The Rostrum is a quarterly publication of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) The Master Plan for Higher Education and the Missions of the California Community Colleges (Jane Patton); (2) Academic Dishonesty and the Faculty's Right to Assign a Grade: A Test of the Academic…
Descriptors: College Governing Councils, Community Colleges, Master Plans, Institutional Mission
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Hale, Sharon Joy Ng – Academe, 2007
Online education is particularly well suited to the needs of community college students. Although community colleges have lower per-unit fees than four-year colleges and universities, many community college students still experience economic hardship. Even with fee waivers, students may have problems finding the money for textbooks,…
Descriptors: College Students, Teacher Rights, Community Colleges, Online Courses
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Fossey, 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
American Federation of Teachers, 2003
This document provides a history of the relationship between higher education faculty and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Highlights include the first AFT higher education local formed in 1918, the role played by the union in the expansion of the G.I. Bill following World War II, increased activism in the 1950s and 1960s to win…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Unions, United States History, Faculty College Relationship