Academic Freedom and Tenure: Saint Meinrad School of Theology (Indiana).

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ERIC Number: EJ527939

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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ISSN: ISSN-0190-2946

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Academic Freedom and Tenure: Saint Meinrad School of Theology (Indiana).

Academe, v82 n4 p51-59 Jul-Aug 1996

The report of an American Association of University Professors' Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure concerning dismissal of a woman faculty member from a Catholic theological seminary based on an incident of activism finds that the school violated the woman's academic freedom and due process. The context and evolution of the case are outlined. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Activism, Case Studies, Catholic Educators, Church Related Colleges, College Faculty, Due Process, Feminism, Higher Education, Professional Associations, Religion, Teacher Dismissal, Theological Education, Women Faculty

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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