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FACULTY
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Political, personal,
and academic freedom are discussed in the contract.
The essence of the language in the contract is that faculty have
the same freedom in these matters as other citizens under the law.
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| 1. The
personal life of a faculty member is not a concern of the Trustees
except as it may directly prevent the faculty member from performing
properly his/her assigned responsibilities during the workday.
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2.
Faculty members shall be entitled to full rights of citizenship
and no religious or political activities of any faculty member or the
lack thereof shall be grounds for any discipline or discrimination with
respect to the professional employment of such faculty member provided
that said activities do not violate any local, state, or federal law.
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3. The Trustees and the
Association agree that academic freedom is essential to the fulfillment
of the purposes of the institutional (college) system, and they
acknowledge the fundamental need to protect faculty members from any
censorship, threat or restraint which might interfere with their
obligation to pursue truth in the performance of their teaching
functions. Furthermore,
outside of the academic scene, the faculty member shall have no less
freedom than any other citizen. |
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4.
Faculty members shall be guaranteed full freedom in classroom
presentation and discussion and may introduce politically, religiously
or otherwise controversial material, provided only that said material is
relevant to the course content.
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5. In performing their
teaching functions, faculty members shall be guaranteed full freedom in
expressing their personal opinions on all matters relevant to the course
content, provided, however, that when they do so they make every effort
to indicate that they are speaking personally and not on behalf of the
institution (college), the administration, or the Trustees.
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6. The MCCS Board of
Trustees encourage the teaching, investigating and publishing of
findings in an atmosphere of freedom and confidence.
This spirit and philosophy is based on the belief that when
students have the opportunity to learn from a variety of sources and
opinions in an atmosphere of honest and open inquiry, they will develop
a greater knowledge and maturity of judgment.
No limitations shall be placed other than those required by
generally accepted standards of responsible academic professionalism. Therefore, the freedom of each faculty member to present
within his/her classroom the truth, as he/she understands it in relation
to his/her area of professional competence is essential to the purposes
of vocational, technical, and nursing programs.
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Source:
Faculty Negotiated Agreement |
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| Issue Date:
Contract Date |
Revision Date:
8/1/01 |
