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WEÓNEsdAy, MARch 8, 2000
Faculty discusses issues about academic freedom
tor says] is in relation to the
context of the class then it’s
okay.”
An estimated 80 members of
When asked whether he
the full-time faculty gathered feels that Dr. Epstein’s com
last Thursday to discuss issues ments regarding homosexuality
surrounding academic free in a Judaic Studies class in
January were in relation to the
dom.
The meeting, declared pri class, the president of the fac
vate by Faculty President Hugo ulty replied that he believed
Grimaldi, because of discus they were.
“It appears that they were in
sions regarding the contracts
of faculty members, lasted for context to the class,” said
an hour, but the discussion on Grimaldi. “In discussing the
academic freedom took an esti history of Judaism, I believe
mated 15 minutes, leaving some that it was.”
Grimaldi believes that the
instructors frustrated and con
purpose of the meeting was to
fused.
While the discussion of educate the faculty on their
academic freedom affects the rights outlined in the union
faculty as a whole, only full body’s contract with the col
time faculty members were al lege. The business instructor
feels that it was
lowed to at
a success.
tend—causing
“It’s an edu
frustration for
cation issue for
some part time
We don't need to
us. all,” said
faculty mem
MEGAN OLDENSTADT/ Clackamas Print
be rabid about
Grimaldi,
bers.
Librarian Doris Munson, an OEA consultant and Faculty President Hugo Grimaldi discuss
academic free
speaking about
When asked
the faculty senate meeting held last Thursday, about academic freedom.
the campus
about his deci
dom. But we also
“We’re looking at bringing up
wide debate where students are con need to happen; some disagree.
sion to exclude
don't need to be
“Don Epstein did not have to a lot of issues,” said David
over academic cerned.”
the part-time
freedom. “[We]
Many of the faculty were ag retire; he chose to retire,” said Campbell, vice president of the fac
members from
rabid about stu
needed
to
edu
gravated
at the direction that Terence Shumaker, drafting in ulty.
the discussion,
dents ’ rights.
“We hope to make this an open
cate ourselves the meeting took. They felt structor.
Grimaldi re-
Many of the faculty agree that forum; to have wider representa
as to what the there was still a decision that
s p o n d e d
Loren Ford
that there should be a balance be tion from students, administration
limits are in the needed to be reached.
briefly, “[The
social science instructor
classroom.
“Students and faculty need tween student and faculty rights and classified part-time staff,”
part-time fac
What needs to to find an in between,” said without being overly zealous added Campbell.
ulty] have their
Some faculty members have de-
happen now is Ford. “What constitutes aca about one or the other.
own governing
‘We don’t need to be-rabid cided that the solution to thé de
body. They have their own for the entire campus to be edu demic freedom? This is where
about academic freedom. But we bate on academic freedom is to
president. It wasn’t meant to cated. There needs to be open we need a middle ground.”
also don’t need to be rabid about keep talking.
Some
instructors
agree
with
discussion,
open
meeting.
Stu
exclude anybody.”
“I think the best thing is that
In the faculty contract, Ar dents and instructors alike the action of clarifying the students’ rights,” said Ford.
One faculty member felt there the conversation dialogue is
ticle 14: ACADEMIC & PER need to be educated on this is rights ofxstudents and faculty;
however, they also feel that they may be a difference in views about open,” said Shumaker.
SONAL FREEDOM, paragraph sue.”
When asked if they would like
Some instructors believe should be free to teach without be academic freedom depending on
one reads, “Instructors are en
how long instructors have taught to promote an open forum, which
titled to freedom in the class they should be able to make ing told what to teach.
would include students, staff, part-
“I don’t want to be censoring here.
room in discussing the subject, statements and voice ideas
“The new faculty is concerned time staff, administration and clas
but they should be careful not within the context of the class. everything I say,” said Ford.
Many instructors noted that with what they can or can’t say. sified staff, some faculty agreed it
“The faculty should be able
to introduce into their teaching
controversial matters which to say anything pertinent in the the Epstein matter and the “Two The older folks have very little to would be something to campaign
have no relation to their sub context of the class,” said Popes Boinking” art exhibit were worry about with freedom of for.
“We’d certainly like to encour
Loren Ford, social science in partly the catalysts for the aca speech. We should have the right
jects.”
“It’s very simple,” noted structor. “I would hope it demic freedom meeting. Some felt to disagree,” said Jeff Molatore, age that down the road,” said
Shumaker.
Grimaldi. “If [what an instruc doesn’t get misinterpreted Epstein’s early retirement did not faculty senate member.
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