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Peer reviewedSmith, Sonya G. – Journal of College and University Law, 1998
Examines the issue of a professor's First Amendment right to academic freedom vs. a student's right to an effective learning environment free from sexual harassment in a 1996 case, Cohen vs. San Bernardino Valley College. Also explored is the right of a public employee to free speech. Recommendations are offered to college administrators on…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Policy, Case Studies, Classroom Communication
Download full textThompson, Anne R.; Bethea, Leslie L. – 1996
This document presents survey questions concerning rights of students with disabilities in postsecondary education and the responsibilities and rights of faculty and staff. The survey is intended to provide necessary information about disability laws and recent legal decisions to faculty and staff in the context of increasing enrollment of…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Classroom Techniques, College Faculty
Miller, Michael T.; Miller, Gary – 1996
The purpose of this study, conducted as part of the National Data Base on Faculty Involvement in Governance Project, was to examine the perceptions of full-time faculty at a private professional graduate school of their involvement in governance in relation to an ideal system of shared authority and involvement. Data were collected using a survey…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Faculty, College Governing Councils, Decision Making
Rhode Island Univ., Kingston. – 1987
The collective bargaining agreement between the Rhode Island Board of Governors and the University of Rhode Island Chapter of the American Association of University Professors covering the period of 1987-1990 is presented. The university is defined as the administration of the University of Rhode Island, including the president and other…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrator Responsibility, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Mendelowitz, Seth – 1998
This paper addresses the overuse and underpay of part-time faculty at Illinois' Parkland College, and throughout American higher education in general. The proposed State of Illinois Senate Bill No. 1376 limits the use of part-time faculty to a supplementary capacity, or for use only when full-time faculty is unavailable, and will likely exacerbate…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Comparable Worth
Utica Coll., NY. – 1987
The collective bargaining agreement between Utica College of Syracuse University and the Utica chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), covering the period September 1, 1987 through June 30, 1990, consists of the following articles: purpose and intent; recognition; management rights; agreement subject to applicable law;…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Standards, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Lewis, Lionel S. – 1993
During the Cold War era, when many institutions of higher learning sacrificed faculty in the face of political pressure, the Owen Lattimore case represents a situation where university administrators stood firm. This book explores what happened when pressure was put on Johns Hopkins University (Maryland) to punish a faculty member who expressed…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, College Faculty, Due Process
Menand, Louis, Ed. – 1996
These nine essays address controversial issues of academic freedom and values at the university level. The book, which was derived from two years of debate and lectures presented to national meetings of the American Association of University Professors, is organized in three sections which address such issues as: the purpose of academic freedom,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, College Environment, College Faculty
Roger Williams Coll., Bristol, RI. – 1986
The collective bargaining agreement between the Roger Williams College Faculty Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), with the board of trustees of the college for the 1986-1989 period is presented. The following 14 articles are included: recognition; negotiations clause; rights and responsibilities; rights of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty
Gilbertson, Eric R. – 1985
The application of constitutional doctrines to controversies involving higher education institutions and legal theories emanating from the Supreme Court are discussed. The historical review covers academic freedom at colleges, or freedom from political interference of of outside intervention: freedom of speech or association in colleges and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, College Desegregation
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1987
The collective bargaining agreement between the Rhode Island School of Design and Rhode Island School of Design Faculty Association (NEARI/NEA) covering the years 1987-1990 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: recognition; management rights; dues deduction and agency fee; rights of the association; rights of individuals; personnel…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Arbitration
Curry Coll., Milton, MA. – 1987
This contract between Curry College and the Curry College chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) covering the period 1987-1990, consists of the following articles: recognition of agent; definitions; academic freedom; no discrimination; exchange of information; agent's rights; agency shop; payroll deduction; health and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Standards, Arbitration, Collective Bargaining
