Academic Freedom and Responsibilities. 21.01 The parties agree to uphold the academic freedom of Employees, which is defined as the right of Employees to act without deference to prescribed doctrine in performing activities of a Postdoctoral Fellow, such as to do research, to learn, to engage in scholarly activity, to publish, to provide academic comment and critique, to examine, to acquire, develop and transmit knowledge, to create and to perform, and in those instances where the Letter of Appointment so indicates, to teach.
Academic Freedom and Responsibilities. The parties to this Agreement subscribe to the following principles of academic freedom:
Academic Freedom and Responsibilities. 21.01 All Postdoctoral Fellows enjoy equal rights to academic freedom.
Academic Freedom and Responsibilities. 6.1 All monitoring or observation of the work performance of a professional staff member will be conducted openly and without attempt to avoid knowledge of the professional staff member.
Academic Freedom and Responsibilities. Academic freedom is encouraged and protected as essential to the objectives and purposes of the college. The welfare and strength of the College and society at large depend upon the free search for truth and its free expression. To this end the College shall recognize and protect full freedom of inquiry, teaching, research, discussion, study, publication, and for artists, the creation and exhibition of works of art, without hindrance, restriction, equivocation, and/or Board or Administration reprisal. This right extends to other facets of campus life to include the right as a Member to speak on general education questions. The right of academic freedom shall be the right of every Member. The parties to this Agreement shall also recognize that each Member is a citizen, and a member of a learned profession as well as an employee of an educational institution. When he/she speaks or writes as a citizen, he/she shall be free from institutional censorship or discipline. When acting as a private citizen, the Member has an obligation to make it clear that he/she speaks, writes, and acts for himself/herself and is not acting as a representative of the College. Academic freedom must not be abused, to the detriment of students, faculty, college, or community.
Academic Freedom and Responsibilities. 3.1. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that Victoria University is committed to the pursuit of truth, the advancement of learning, and the dissemination of knowledge. To this end, they agree to abide by the principles of academic freedom as expressed in the following statement: academic freedom is the freedom to examine, question, teach, and learn, and it involves the right to investigate, speculate, and comment without reference to prescribed doctrine, as well as the right to criticize the University and society at large. Specifically, and without limiting the above, academic freedom entitles faculty and librarians to:
Academic Freedom and Responsibilities. Institutions of higher education are conducted for the common good and not to further the interest of either the individual teacher or the institution as a whole. The common good depends upon the free search for truth and its free exposition. Academic freedom is essential to these purposes and applies to both teaching and research. Freedom in research is fundamental to the advancement of truth. Academic freedom is fundamental for the protection of the rights of the teacher in teaching and of the student in learning. It carries with it duties correlative with rights. The College and SEIU recognize that academic freedom, coupled with adequate performance of academic duties, is essential to the full development of any educational institution and apply to teaching, research, and creative activities. Faculty engaged in such activities shall be free to cultivate a spirit of inquiry and scholarly criticism and to examine ideas in an atmosphere of freedom and confidence. Faculty are entitled to freedom in discussing their subject in the classroom, but they should be careful not to introduce into their teaching controversial matter that has no relation to their subject. Faculty are citizens, members of a learned profession, and respected employees of an educational institution. When they speak or write as citizens, they should be free from institutional censorship or discipline, but their special position in the community imposes special obligations. As scholars and educational officers, they should remember that the public may judge their profession and their institution by their utterances. Hence, they should at all times be accurate, should exercise appropriate restraint, should show respect for the opinions of others, and shall indicate that they are not speaking for the institution. Faculty members occupy a unique position of influence and respect in the eyes of students, College employees, and others, and, therefore, are obligated to maintain professional behavior at all times while conducting College business.
Academic Freedom and Responsibilities. The College endorses the principle of academic freedom as defined in Board Policy 5.49: Academic Freedom, which states “East Central College, as an academic community, promotes learning characterized by free inquiry, open discussion and thoughtful communication. Academic freedom is a xxxxx of such instruction and essential to the purpose of higher education. Faculty and students must be free to examine ideas in an environment without institutional censorship.” The College recognizes the principle of academic freedom as stated above and supports the following:
Academic Freedom and Responsibilities. Institutions of higher education are conducted for the common good and not to further the interest of either the individual teacher or the institution as a whole. The common good depends upon the free search for truth and its free exposition. Academic freedom is essential to these purposes and applies to both teaching and research. Freedom in research is fundamental to the advancement of truth. Academic freedom in its teaching aspect is fundamental for the protection of the rights of the teacher in teaching and of the student to freedom in learning. It carries with it duties correlative with rights.
Academic Freedom and Responsibilities. 18 All employees shall be entitled to academic freedom in the classroom no less than 19 academic freedom extends to other instructional faculty at the University. The concept 20 of academic freedom should be accompanied by an equally demanding concept of
