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Issues of Concern to Faculty
The Rising Costs of
Textbooks: The Faculty Role
Starting January 15, 2008, this resource page is being prepared while the
Maryland Senate and House of Delegates consider legislation dealing with the
increasing costs of textbooks. The resources includes a link to the U.S.
Government Accounting Office report entitled "College Textbooks: Enhanced
Offerings Appear to Drive Recent Price Increases," published in July 2005; links
to the two pieces of legislation being discussed in Maryland: House Bill 1067 and
Senate Bill 657, both entitled "The College Textbook Competition and
Affordability Act;" and an FAC
"Whitepaper" on what students, faculty and departments, administrations, bookstores, and the Commission itself can do to help alleviate costs.
Maryland State
Plan for Higher Education 2004
The latest update to the State Plan for Higher
Education, published in December 2004. Representatives of the FAC served on the
"blue ribbon" commission that formed the plan.
Academic Integrity Resource Page
A list of links to integrity policies
from Maryland colleges and universities, along with articles related to academic
integrity, dishonesty, plagiarism, cheating, and other related topics.
Freedom to Teach
by Michael Bérubé
"In the morning
class, an undergraduate survey of American literature since the Civil War, I
used The Beverly Hillbillies as an analogy, asked students for a short list of
classic American film directors, and reviewed the disputed election of 1876. I
had opened the class..."
Faculty Tenure Policies
A list of links to tenure policies
from Maryland colleges and universities, along with articles related to faculty
tenure.
Intellectual
Property Resource Page
A list of links to policies
and articles related to the ownership of intellectual property.
A
Model for Faculty Excellence (PGCC)
A set of guidelines developed
by the faculty of Prince George's Community College to "maintain its national
reputation for its achievements as an institution striving for excellence
in a culturally diverse environment."
In
Memorium: A Resolution of Appreciation
for Dr. Hampton T.
Davey, a faculty member at St. Mary's College and long-time member
of the Faculty Advisory Council
http://www.fac-mhec.csmd.edu
updated: February 19, 2008