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Implication of defamation for dental educators.

R N Moore

    Journal of Dental Education
    |August 1, 1987
    PubMed
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    Faculty must balance academic freedom with fair consideration for students and colleagues. Courts permit subjective professional judgment in academic decisions if procedural due process is followed, focusing on application rather than criteria substance.

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    Area of Science:

    • Higher Education Law
    • Academic Freedom
    • Faculty Rights

    Background:

    • Faculty interactions with students and colleagues require balancing academic freedom with fair consideration.
    • Distinguishing between decision-making procedures and criteria is crucial for academic administrators.
    • Recent legal precedents highlight evolving standards in academic employment disputes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze recent court decisions concerning faculty rights and academic freedom.
    • To clarify the legal permissibility of subjective evaluations in academic decision-making.
    • To guide faculty and administrators in navigating legal standards for fair consideration.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of key United States Supreme Court cases.
    • Analysis of legal principles related to academic freedom and procedural due process.

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  • Examination of judicial scrutiny of decision-making criteria versus procedures.

    • Main Results:

    • Subjective evaluations based on professional judgment are legally permissible.
    • Adherence to standard procedures of procedural due process is essential.
    • Courts are more inclined to review the application of criteria than the substance of the criteria themselves.

    Conclusions:

    • Faculty must carefully balance academic freedom with the right to fair consideration.
    • Procedural due process is a critical safeguard in academic employment decisions.
    • Legal review in academic disputes often focuses on the fairness of the process, not the inherent quality of the criteria used.