Common use of ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND THE FACULTY Clause in Contracts

ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND THE FACULTY. 1. Academic freedom in the course of instruction means that faculty members teaching in the District have the prerogative to present and explore all issues relevant to their disciplines which contribute to the education of students regarding the substance of each course’s content and the student learning outcomes. 2. Quality teaching is understood to involve intellectual honesty and academic integrity in the presentation of subjects assigned. Such professional decorum requires the presentation of differing perspectives and interpretations with balanced intellectual rigor. 3. Faculty members are expected to maintain their own scholastic currency in their academic disciplines, and their capabilities as instructors within those disciplines. 4. It is recognized by the District and faculty members that the faculty members are also private citizens, with all attendant rights and responsibilities as private citizens. a. However, when a member of the faculty speaks or acts in his or her capacity as a Private Citizen, it needs to be made clear to the audience that the faculty member is speaking as a private citizen. b. It should be clear that any positions taken by faculty members speaking as private citizens are not to be considered as official District policy or positions. c. This provision is not intended to limit the right of a faculty member to disagree publicly or privately with District policy, and to participate in peaceable debate on any subject of interest to academic community or the larger issues of society. 5. As members of a profession that relies on academic freedom, all faculty members have an obligation to exemplify the highest standards of professional conduct in this regard and to promote an understanding of this principle to their colleagues, to students, and the community at large.

ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND THE FACULTY. 1. Academic freedom in the course of instruction means that faculty members teaching in the District have the prerogative to present and explore all issues relevant to their disciplines which contribute to the education of students regarding the substance of each course’s content and the student learning outcomes. 2. Quality teaching is understood to involve intellectual honesty and academic integrity in the presentation of subjects assigned. Such professional decorum requires the presentation of differing perspectives and interpretations with balanced intellectual rigor. 3. Faculty members are expected to maintain their own scholastic currency in their academic disciplines, and their capabilities as instructors within those disciplines. 4. It is recognized by the District and faculty members that the faculty members are also private citizens, with all attendant rights and responsibilities as private citizens. a. However, when a member of the faculty speaks or acts in his or her capacity as a Private Citizenprivate citizen, it needs to be made clear to the audience that the faculty member is speaking as a private citizen. b. It should be clear that any positions taken by faculty members speaking as private citizens are not to be considered as official District policy or positions. c. This provision is not intended to limit the right of a faculty member to disagree publicly or privately with District policy, and to participate in peaceable debate on any subject of interest to academic community or the larger issues of society. 5. As members of a profession that relies on academic freedom, all faculty members have an obligation to exemplify the highest standards of professional conduct in this regard and to promote an understanding of this principle to their colleagues, to students, and the community at large.

ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND THE FACULTY. 1. Academic freedom in the course of instruction means that faculty members teaching in the District have the prerogative to present and explore all issues relevant to their disciplines which contribute to the education of students regarding the substance of each course’s content and the student learning outcomes. 2. Quality teaching is understood to involve intellectual honesty and academic integrity in the presentation of subjects assigned. Such professional decorum requires the presentation of differing perspectives and interpretations with balanced intellectual rigor. 3. Faculty members are expected to maintain their own scholastic currency in their academic disciplines, and their capabilities as instructors within those disciplines. 4. It is recognized by the District and faculty members that the faculty members are also private citizens, with all attendant rights and responsibilities as private citizens. a. However, when a member of the faculty speaks or acts in his or her capacity as a x Private Citizen, it needs to be made clear to the audience that the faculty member is speaking as a private citizen. b. It should be clear that any positions taken by faculty members speaking as private citizens are not to be considered as official District policy or positions. c. This provision is not intended to limit the right of a faculty member to disagree publicly or privately with District policy, and to participate in peaceable debate on any subject of interest to academic community or the larger issues of society. 5. As members of a profession that relies on academic freedom, all faculty members have an obligation to exemplify the highest standards of professional conduct in this regard and to promote an understanding of this principle to their colleagues, to students, and the community at large.