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Funding Academic Freedom

Academic freedom is not free. What does this cliche mean? Recently, two faculty members at Benedict College in South Carolina challenged a new grading policy imposed by the college president and were dismissed for "insubordination." They dared to question a mandate forcing faculty to assign grades to first-year students based on the formula of 60 percent for effort (attendance) and 40 percent for actual performance. One of the dismissed faculty members wrote that the president's grading policy "will undermine the academic integrity of my classes and my professional standards as an instructor." Goth faculty members turned to the AAUP for financial assistance and advice.

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