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HEARINGS
ON STUDENT COMPLAINT
AND COMPUTER USE POLICIES
Jan. 22, 2006 Board of Trustees Hearing on Crucial Academic Freedom Issues
On Monday, January 29, the CUNY Board of Trustees passed resolutions on (1) a student complaint procedure and (2) computer use policy. The PSC Delegate Assembly had previously passed resolutions in opposition to both policies, which have grave implications for academic freedom. (Click here for the PSC DA resolution on the student complaint policy and here for the PSC DA resolution on computer use policy.)
On Monday, January 22, the Board of Trustees held five hours of hearings on both the policies that it passed a week later. With one exception, every faculty member who testified spoke against the proposed student complaint policy. Both the PSC and University Faculty Senate were on record against the policy. After the hearing, the Board made some changes in the student complaint policy. (See the press coverage and PSC statement below for more on the final version of these resolutions passed by the BOT on January 29th).
PRESS COVERAGE OF THE BOARD'S VOTE AND THE DEBATE OVER THE PROPOSALS.
“Students’ Complaints, Professors’ Rights,”
Inside Higher Ed, January
18, 2007
http://insidehighered.com/news
“CUNY’s Proposed ‘Trojan’ Policy,”
Free Exchange on Campus,
January 18, 2007
http://www.freeexchangeoncampus.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=427&Itemid=55
“CUNY Adopts Student Complaint Policy,”
Inside Higher Ed, January
31, 2007
http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/01/31/cuny
“CUNY Approves Steps for Dealing with Complaints
about Professors’ Conduct,”
Chronicle of Higher Education, February 1, 2007
http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/02/2007020105n.htm
“PSC Slams CUNY Move: Professors Subject to
Student Beefs,” Chief,
February 2, 2007
http://www.thechief-leader.com/news/2007/0202/News/012.html
“PSC: Circumvents Pact: Claims Student Gripe Plan
Goes Too Far,” Chief,
February 9, 2007
http://www.thechief-leader.com/news/2007/0209/News/017.html
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Clarion Coverage Click image (right) for March '07 Clarion article |
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PSC STATEMENT ON BOARD'S 1/29/07 DECISION:
TESTIMONY AT JANUARY 23, 2007 HEARING