Thoughts after the Chronicle Piece on Mike Shively and UVU
When serious complaints are made, the following four basic requirements will allow us to work together as respected colleagues at UVU: First— Any member of the faculty, student, or staff member who alleges they have been harassed, discriminated against, threatened, or deprived of academic freedom, should be taken seriously. Second— The claim should be investigated carefully by impartial investigators, a team including faculty peers if the accused is a member of the faculty. Third— The accused person must be given a chance to respond to the allegations, knowing who is making them and what the specifics are, before a decision is made to suspend. Fourth—During a suspension, the investigation should proceed with all due speed. As The Chronicle of Higher Education (May 13) points out, the accuser in this case was taken seriously. As I noted in a previous post (A Report on the Report), the investigators were not impartial nor did they include members of the faculty. And as