Resolution 99/00-03

Proposed Bylaw on Composition of the Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities

WHEREAS, questions have been raised about whether the chair of the Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Committee should be a tenure-eligible or tenured member of the faculty, and

WHEREAS, this committee deals with sensitive matters of tenure,

BE IT RESOLVED THAT,

The chairman of the Committee on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities shall be limited to tenured faculty, preferably at the full professor rank, in order to ensure the ability of the Committee to deal with delicate problems at the University without undue fear of retaliation.

At least one member of the Committee shall be appointed from a nontenure-eligible academic position to ensure the representation of the rights and responsibilities of those without the protection of speech granted to those with tenure.

Resolution Number: 99/00-03                                                                                                                 Motion by: Rules, Membership and Elections Committee
Date: January 12, 2000                                                                                                                          (No second required when moved by committee)
To be presented at Senate meeting held: January 19, 2000                                                              

Action taken: Passed unanimously