Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure

The committee shall follow the policies and procedures for grievances established in ABOR Policy 6-201 and ASU policy ACD 509–02, “Grievance Policy for Faculty.”
the committee shall investigate alleged infringements upon the academic freedom or tenure of faculty members
the committee shall hear cases assigned to it by the Clearinghouse Committee
the committee shall deal with dismissal and disability status.

Twelve members: six from the Tempe campus and two each from the Downtown campus, the Polytechnic campus and the West campus. Members shall be elected by the Academic Assembly from among tenured professors and tenured associate professors. Assembly members may vote only for those nominees for their campus. The term shall be three years, one-third of the elected members to be replaced each year. Members may not hold administrative positions at the level of department chair or above.

Chair:Jill Messing, School of Social Work, Downtown Phoenix campus,2023

Members:

Xihong Peng, Department of Physics, Polytechnic campus 2023
Kristin Mickelson, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Polytechnic campus 2023
Marco Janssen, School of Sustainability, Tempe campus 2023
Aya Matsuda, Department of English, Tempe campus 2023
Alan Gomez, School of Social Transformation, Tempe campus 2023
Majia Nadesan, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences , West campus 2024
Pamela Swan, College of Health Solutions, Downtown Phoenix campus 2024
Aaron Hess, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Downtown Phoenix campus 2024
Hilary Harp, School of Art, Tempe campus 2025
Stephen Bokenkamp, School of International Letters and Cultures, Tempe campus 2025

Ex officio:

To officially submit a grievance, please go to Filing a Grievance.

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