Standard 2.A.28
Author(s): Larsen, Ron; Babbitt, Randy; Peterson, Kellie
Related Material: 2009 Section 9.A.5
Initial Comments: Academic freedon statements in BOR policy, MSU policy
Statement (from NWCCU Eligibility Requirements or Accreditation Standards)
Within the context of its mission, core themes, and values, the institution defines and actively promotes an environment that supports independent thought in the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge. It affirms the freedom of faculty, staff, administrators, and students to share their scholarship and reasoned conclusions with others. While the institution and individuals within the institution may hold to a particular personal, social, or religious philosophy, its constituencies are intellectually free to examine thought, reason, and perspectives of truth. Moreover, they allow others the freedom to do the same.
MSU's Response
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The basic structure of a response is a couple of paragraphs and a list of illustrative examples.
Typically, use one or two paragraphs to state how MSU fulfills the requirement or meets the standard, and then list examples (often websites, but can be appended materials) demonstrating your point(s). If you list a website, provide a complete web address.
The goal is not to use a lot of unnecessary words, but to demonstrate to the reader how MSU fulfills the requirement or meets the standard.
Note: Some of the standards pack several items into one statement, and these will take more than a couple of paragraphs. Responses for this type of standard often have multiple authors. Submit responses for the parts of the standard that are in your area of responsibility and assume other authors will cover other required components. If possible, work together with the other authors to develop a coordinated response.
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