...individuals, are described in the Statement on Recruitment and Resignation of Faculty Members, as endorsed by the Association of American Colleges and the American Association of University Professors in 1961. 8. The freedom of probationary teachers is enhanced by the establishment of a regular procedure...

...numbers refer to the designated portion of the 1940 Statement on which interpretive comment is made. 1. The Association of American Colleges and the American Association of University Professors have long recognized that membership in the academic profession carries with it special responsibilities....

...dismiss tenured ^- !_- ni faculty members. The 1973 Commission on Academic Tenure in Higher Education, jointly sponsored by the Association of American Colleges...the American Association of University Professors, recommended (Commission on & cS o Academic Tenure in Higher Education, 1973:75): ". . . 'adequate cause'...

...standards set forth in the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure, jointly developed by the Association of American Colleges and the American Association of University Professors, have enjoyed widespread adoption or endorsement.... A contract or similar arrangement which meets the...

...individuals, are described in the Statement on Recruitment and Resignation of Faculty Members, as endorsed by the Association of American Colleges and the American Association of University Professors in 1961. 8. The freedom of probationary teachers is enhanced by the establishment of a regular procedure...

...made recommendations to the institutions' chief academic officers. PEER REVIEW AND BEYOND In 1940, the Association of American Colleges and the American Association of University Professors promulgated a "standard" tenure plan, which was embodied in the AAUPs Statement of Principles on Academic...

...today has it roots in the 1940 Statement of Principles of Academic Freedom and Tenure drafted jointly by the Association of American Colleges and The American Association of University Professors (Commission on Academic Tenure in Higher Education 1973:ix). The essence of this statement is that...

...a free and open scholarly inquiry. I checked on the guidelines regarding academic freedom published by the Association of American Colleges and the American Association of University Professors, and found that "Academic freedom in its teaching aspect is fundamental for the protection of the rights...

...individuals, are described in the Statement on Recruitment and Resignation of Faculty Members, as endorsed by the Association of American Colleges and the American Association of University Professors in 1961. 8. The freedom of probationary teachers is enhanced by the establishment of a regular procedure...

...of the role of the scholar in the administration of his own function in society. The end is not yet. The Association of American Colleges and the American Association of University Professors currently are studying the clarification of procedures appropriate in case of the dismissal of a faculty...