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:

Mary Burleson, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, West Valley campus, 2026

Members:

Barbara Kinach, MLF Teachers College, Polytechnic campus 2026
Brooks Simpson, School of Applied Sciences and Arts, Polytechnic campus 2028
Hilde Hoogenboom, School of International Letters and Cultures, Tempe campus 2026
Richard Newhauser, English, Tempe campus 2026
Joe Lockard, English, Tempe campus 2026
Alan Gomez, School of Social Transformation, Tempe campus 2026
Majia Nadesan, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences , West Valley campus 2027
Craig Allen, Journalism and Mass Communication, Downtown Phoenix campus 2027
Sophal Ear, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Downtown Phoenix campus 2027
Asao Inoue, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts, Downtown Phoenix campus 2027
Cynthia Tompkins, School of International Letters and Cultures, Tempe campus 2028
Curtis Austin, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Tempe campus 2028

Ex officio:

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