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Date(s)
- 1975-1978 (Creation)
Extent
0.4 Cubic feet
Container summary
(1) 5" letter document box
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Abstract
The Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility was established at Ohio State University around 1975. The committee heard promotion and tenure repeals, studied factors affecting academic freedom, and heard and investigated complaints by faculty of infringement on academic freedom. The Ohio State University, Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility Records contain correspondence and other documentation used to review tenure cases, minutes, memos to the University Senate, and proposed policies on student access to materials submitted to meet course requirements and faculty evaluations. The collection dates from 1975 to 1978.
Preferred citation
[identification of item], Ohio State University, Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility Records, RG 35.C.1, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University
Scope and content
The Ohio State University, Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility Records contain correspondence, letter templates, notes, and other documentation used to review tenure cases, including faculty evaluations. The collection also includes minutes, memos to the University Senate, a proposed policy on student access to materials submitted to meet course requirements, a proposed policy on faculty evaluations, and final reports on the repeal of tenure cases. The collection materials date from 1975 to 1978.
System of arrangement
Materials are arranged in the order received.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Materials in this collection are available for patron research, but may be used only in the University Archives Reading Room. Audiovisual materials may need a use copy produced before access is allowed. Some materials in this collection may be stored off-site, and are only available if requested 72 hours in advance of your visit. Contact the University Archives for more information.
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Conditions governing reproduction
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.
Languages of the material
English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
English
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Accession Number UA.1983.0158: Source unknown, date unknown
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Accruals
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Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Ohio State University Archives Subject File: Faculty Committee on Academic Freedom Responsibility
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Notes element
Biographical / Historical Note
The Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility was established at Ohio State University around 1975. It consisted of six faculty members from the University Senate and two graduate teaching, research, or administration associates. The committee heard "procedural issues relative to promotion, tenure, and renewal," studied factors affecting academic freedom and made recommendations to the University Senate, and heard and investigated "complaints by individual faculty of alleged infringement on academic freedom." As of 2017, this committee was called a council and still operated in the University Senate.
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Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2017 August
Archivist's note
Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn
Access points
Subject access points
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Name access points
- Ohio State University--Faculty (Subject)
- Ohio State University--History (Subject)
- Ohio State University--Students (Subject)
- Ohio State University. Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility (Subject)
- Ohio State University. University Senate--Committees (Subject)