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Demystifying academic freedom, promotion & tenure

This legal webinar brings together a panel of experts to explore common legal issues, policies, and procedures related to academic freedom and promotion and tenure and how these policies can protect all stakeholders including the:

• Faculty
• Program/Institution
• Chair/Program Director
• Administration

• Purchase the Demystifying academic freedom, promotion & tenure webinar here, if you are a member.
• Purchase the Demystifying academic freedom, promotion & tenure webinar here, if you are a non-member.
• This webinar took place on June 13, 2022.

Related resources: 

• American Association of University Professors Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure
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Target audience: Academic Faculty, Chairs/Program Directors and Academic Administrators

Fee: $20 for ACAPT members and $30 non-members

CEU: 0.10

Learning objectives

• Decrease personal risk by recognizing the boundaries of what is (and is not) covered by academic freedom 
• Decrease the institutional risk by establishing and following defensible promotion and/or tenure policies
• Cultivate realistic expectations during performance appraisals and pre-tenure reviews 
• Implement strategies that hold underperforming faculty accountable

Speakers

• Jen Becnel-Guzzo, JD, University of Delaware, Deputy General Counsel
• Patrick Pabian, DPT, PhD, University of Central Florida, Program Director
• Lisa Saladin, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Medical University of South Carolina, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
• Ellen Wruble, PT, DScPT, University of Delaware, Program Director
  

If you have any questions, contact events@acapt.org.