Harty coauthored a report on Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a decision a survey of the contingent faculty at the institution upholding the contingent faculty’s right to unionize, undertaken on behalf of the local AAUP chapter, the PLU administration appealed that decision to SEIU representatives recruited her to lead the orga- the NLRB. [...] anteed reappointment in the same manner as tenure 4 | 2020 BULLETIN Academic Freedom and Tenure: Pacific Lutheran University (Washington) line faculty and the notice periods applicable to tenure The staff noted in response that the conditions line faculty do not apply to the non-renewal of a con- that led to the modification of Dr. [...] In order to confirm that he had concerns and for no other purpose, PLU is prepared understood the administration’s position, the observer to convene a formal dismissal hearing commit- paraphrased the above summary to the university’s tee process.” The Association’s executive director attorney, and the attorney confirmed that this charac- consequently suspended the investigation. [...] In the administration’s November 22 written response T he observer noted that in his closing remarks to the draft text of this report, the university’s attorney took the position the attorney representing Pacific Lutheran University that the administration did make the specific request to the commit- tee to “find that adequate cause is proven on this record,” citing the asked the faculty committee. [...] expected to be committed to the mission and objec- Even though the administration furnished a written tives of the university” and had engaged in conduct statement of charges, its failure to assume the respon- “not consistent with excellence in teaching.” It should sibility of demonstrating adequacy of cause and the be noted that the administration had not cited these consequent failure of the hea.
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