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Comprehensive Standard CS P23:
The institution ensures adequate procedures for the safeguard and
protection of academic freedom.
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Compliance |
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Partial Compliance |
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Non-Compliance |
The Collin County Community College District (CCCCD) has
documented its commitment to academic freedom through its
local Board of Trustees policies (Reference
1) and academic practices (Reference
2) in compliance with the statutory responsibilities
of the District (Reference 3). The Academic
Freedom policy was initially developed and proposed by the
District's full-time faculty shortly after the District's
founding and was among the first policies adopted by the
College. The District’s policies, procedures, and guidelines
have been regularly reviewed and updated over the last seventeen
years, and the Academic Freedom policy has withstood the test of time without
requests for revision by the District’s faculty. This, therefore,
gives credibility to the District’s belief that its current
policies and practices provide adequate protection of academic
freedom within the institution.
In the event, however, that a faculty member has a future
concern related to academic freedom, he/she may address
the issue through the Resolution of Employee Concerns policy
(Reference 4), which was reviewed during
the 2002-2003 academic year. Following a period provided
for feedback and suggestions from the faculty and staff,
the revised policy was approved by the Board of Trustees
with an effective date of August 1, 2003. The policy provides
a clearly-defined, timely process to address faculty and
staff concerns, including concerns of academic freedom.
The policy provides an opportunity for several levels of
review, up to and including the College President for non-contract
issues and the Board of Trustees for concerns related to
a faculty member’s employment contract.
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