Academic Freedom and Tenure: Pacific Lutheran University (Washington)

Institution	American Association of University Professors
Titel	Academic Freedom and Tenure: Pacific Lutheran University (Washington)
Quelle	(2020), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Freedom; Universities; Part Time Faculty; Music Education; Departments; Music Teachers; College Faculty; Advocacy; Teacher Dismissal; Conflict; Teacher Administrator Relationship; College Administration; Professional Associations; Hearings; Standards; Tenure; Compensation (Remuneration); Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademische Freiheit; University; Universität; Musikerziehung; Department; Abteilung; Music; Teacher; Teachers; Musiklehrer; Fakultät; Sozialanwaltschaft; Lehrerbeurlaubung; Konflikt; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Standard; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich
Abstract	This report, prepared by the Association's staff, concerns the case of Dr. Jane Harty, a part-time faculty member with forty years of service in the Department of Music at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU). In November 2018, Dr. Harty was suspended from her teaching responsibilities for the remainder of her one-year contract and informed that she would not be reappointed for the following academic year. The stated reason for the action was that she had violated a directive issued by her department chair that prohibited faculty members from accepting payment from PLU students for private lessons given independently of the university. The summary nature of the action, the relatively minor character of the infraction, and the fact that Dr. Harty's longtime advocacy for the rights of faculty members on contingent appointments had brought her into repeated conflict with her administrative superiors suggested that the administration had imposed the suspension for reasons that implicated principles of academic freedom. An American Association of University Professors (AAUP) investigation of Dr. Harty's case, which the Association's executive director had authorized and then suspended when the administration agreed to afford Dr. Harty a dismissal procedure, was reopened when the staff learned that the hearing did not conform to AAUP-recommended standards. This report is based on the written record of the case, which includes the account of an Association representative who attended the hearing as an observer. [The text of this report was written in the first instance by the Association's staff.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association of University Professors. 1012 Fourteenth Street NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 800-424-2973; Tel: 202-737-5900; Fax: 202-737-5526; e-mail: academe@aaup.org; Web site: http://www.aaup.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01