[Faculty] [Information from Academic Senate Chair Barish] Assembly Approval of Amendments to Senate Bylaw 334 and 335

[Cherysa Cortez]

*Sent on behalf of Academic Senate Chair Ken Barish*

Dear Colleagues,

I am forwarding systemwide Academic Senate Chair Susannah Scott's letter
announcing the Academic Assembly’s approval of amendments to Academic
Senate Bylaws 334 and 335.

The amendments clarify that eligible non-Senate academic appointees may
bring grievances alleging violations of their academic freedom rights to
Privilege and Tenure committees of the Senate divisions using the
procedures in Senate Bylaw 335. The revisions align the Senate’s bylaws
with Academic Personnel Manual (APM) - 010 and APM - 011, which extend
academic freedom protections and assign the Academic Senate responsibility
for adjudicating such claims. The amendments are limited to academic
freedom grievances and do not establish a broader right for non-Senate
academic appointees to pursue grievances through Academic Senate
procedures.  The attached letter has live links for your reference and
information.

The Manual of the UC Academic Senate has been updated to reflect the
amendments, and where necessary the UCR local manual also will be updated.

Regards,
Ken Barish, Chair
Academic Senate
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Cherysa Cortez

Executive Director, Academic Senate

University Office Building 221

cherysac at ucr.edu

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