Table 5: Statements on Academic Freedom Specific to Part-Time Faculty
| Accreditor |
Statements |
| Middle States commission |
- “Academic freedom, intellectual freedom, and freedom of expression are central to the academic enterprise [and] should be extended to all members of the institution’s community (i.e., full-time faculty, adjunct, visiting, or part-time faculty).”
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| New England commission |
- “The institution protects and fosters academic freedom of all faculty regardless of rank or term of appointment.”
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| North Central commission |
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| Northwest commission |
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| Southern commission |
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| Western junior commission |
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| Western senior commission |
- A “question for institutional engagement” suggests that academic freedom policies should “support a climate of academic inquiry and engagement for all members of the institutional community.”
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