“There shall be a Committee on Academic Freedom, Tenure and Professional Ethics. This Committee shall concern itself with the academic privileges and responsibilities of all members of the University community. The Committee shall consider issues and entertain all cases relating to academic freedom and professional ethics arising throughout the University. This committee shall also receive and investigate all cases that have to do with sexual harassment complaints concerning the faculty.”
(From the BYLAWS OF THE SENATE OF SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, ARTICLE V. STANDING COMMITTEES, Section 10, as amended during the 2011-12 session of the University Senate.)
*Due to the confidential nature of the Committee on Academic Freedom, Tenure and Professional Ethics’ work, they rarely, if ever report specific details to the Senate body.
Complaints involving allegations of inappropriate conduct by faculty, not including sexual harassment and research misconduct, are investigated by AFTPE following the procedures detailed in the Faculty Manual Section 4.11 Complaint Procedure for Allegations of Inappropriate Conduct. This Section includes information on submitting a complaint, the investigation process, and appealing a decision.
Faculty with concerns about alleged violations of academic freedom should refer to the relevant sections of the Faculty Manual detailing “Faculty Rights,” including 3.51 Academic Freedom and the Appendix. Faculty with concerns related to alleged violations of professional ethics should refer to Syracuse University’s Code of Conduct.
AFTPE internal procedures regarding investigations, confidentiality, and recusal are included in the attached document. AFTPE Procedures CURRENT
Members
Chancellor Kent Syverud
Ex Officio
Riyad Aboutaha
The College of Engineering and Computer Science
Susan Albring
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Vlad Dima
The College of Arts and Sciences
Roy Gutterman
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Samantha Herrick
The College of Arts and Sciences
Amy Kallander (Chair)
The College of Arts and Sciences
Carol Liebler
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Charles Morris
The College of Visual and Performing Arts
Matthew Mulvaney
The David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Gwendolyn Pough
The College of Arts and Sciences
Nancy Keefe Rhodes
Part-Time Faculty Representative
William Robert
The College of Arts and Sciences
Susan Thomas
The School of Education
Holly Thuma
The College of Visual and Performing Arts
Dan Traficonte
The College of Law