Senate Resolution 1617-02R
UNIVERSITY SENATE
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Introduced by:
Committee on Academic Freedom, Freedom of Expression, and Community
Responsibility (CAFFECoR)
Date:
April 17, 2016
RESOLUTION ON ATTACKS ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM
WHEREAS The SUNY Board of Trustees has defined the policy of academic
freedom at SUNY institutions, such that the University must support academic and
professional faculty to do their research, teaching, and service in face of attacks on
academic freedom, including cyberbullying on social media (i.e., Twitter, Facebook)
and;
WHEREAS social media have become major venues of academic expression;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the University at Albany should thoroughly
investigate attacks on academic freedom, using the most modern technology, and with
the assistance of the City of Albany Police Department and the Albany County
District Attorney’s office, and other campus resources, to support academic and
professional faculty when their academic freedom comes under attack from any
source from within or outside the University, or when such attacks jeopardize the
faculty member’s position or ability to do their work, and by not placing the onus of
investigation upon the victim, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University makes resources and training
available for everyone (including UPD and Human Resources) as to how to handle
harassment and attacks of this nature.
