46 Faculty Handbook – August 2022 b. The Emeritus recipient may be allowed to retain his/her northern.edu email account, at the discretion of the President. ACADEMIC FREEDOM Academic freedom is guaranteed to faculty members subject only to accepted standards of professional responsibility including, but not limited to, those herein set forth: A. The importance of academic freedom to teaching and learning is recognized and accepted. Academic freedom includes the right to study, discuss, investigate, teach and publish. Academic freedom applies to both teaching and research. Freedom in research is fundamental to the advancement of truth. Academic freedom in its teaching aspect is fundamental for the protection of the rights of the teacher in teaching and of students to freedom in learning. It includes the freedom to perform one's professional duties and to present differing and sometimes controversial points of view, free from reprisal. The faculty member is entitled to freedom in research and in the publication of the results, subject to the performing of other assigned academic duties. B. Faculty members are entitled to freedom in the classroom in the discussion of their subject. They have the freedom to include the presentation of various scholarly views. C. The concept of freedom should be accompanied by an equally demanding concept of responsibility. The faculty members are members of a learned profession. When they speak or write as citizens, they must be free from institutional censorship or discipline, but their special position in the community imposes special obligations. As learned people and as educators, they should remember that the public may judge their profession and their institution by their utterances. Hence, they should at all times be accurate, should exercise appropriate restraint, should show respect for the opinions of others and should indicate that they are not speaking for the institution. The complete academic freedom policy may be found in Board of Regents Policy 1:11. Board of Regents Policy demonstrates a commitment to freedom of expression, as protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. See Board of Regents Policy 1:32. TEAM TEACHING GUIDELINES Team teaching is defined as two or more instructors equally sharing responsibility for designing, planning, teaching, and assessing a course. Unlike other forms of co-teaching, team teaching emphasizes collaboration and parity. While there are different ways to organize a team-taught course, instructors should be working with each other throughout both the planning and implementation process so that all instructors are equally central to each and every student’s learning experience. The NSU Team Teaching Guidelines and proposal form are available at the Academic Policies and Guidelines section of the MyNSU portal. NEW FACULTY MENTORING PROGRAM Information on the New Faculty Mentoring Program is available at MyNSU>Faculty Resources.
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