On June 18,1998, the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee approved a revision of the tenure policies for the UT system.
The Tennessee Conference of AAUP provides the following documents and links in order to promote understanding and discussion of academic freedom and tenure at the University of Tennessee.
UT Board of Trustees, Policies Governing Academic Freedom, Responsibility, and Tenure (June 18, 1998)
(HTML)
UT Board of Trustees, Policies Governing Academic Freedom, Responsibility, and Tenure (June 18, 1998)
(PDF, 136 K)
Report of Task Force on Implementation of Tenure and Review Policies
Report of Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Tenure Policy
(PDF, 480 K)
About the Committee
Resolutions Adopted by the Faculty Senate, 2/1/99
Resolution Adopted by the Faculty Senate, 4/5/99
COMPOSITE EDITION OF THE TRUSTEES TENURE POLICY &
THE EXISTING UTK FACULTY HANDBOOK SECTION ON TENURE
Analysis of UT Tenure Policy by Jordan E. Kurland, Associate General Secretary of AAUP
Synopsis of Kurland's Analysis
Location of Tenure at UTK (by Milton M. Klein)
AAUP Policy Statements on Tenure and Academic Freedom
From AAUP Policy Documents and Reports, 1995 edn.
American Association of University Professors
1012 Fourteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(800) 424-2973
Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure (1940)
Statement on Procedural Standards in Faculty Dismissal Proceedings (1958)
Recommended Institutional Regulations on Academic Freedom and
Tenure (1982)
Statement on Procedural Standards in the Renewal or Nonrenewal of Faculty Appointments (1989)
Post-Tenure Review (1998)
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