The American Association of University Professors plans to investigate the San Francisco Art Institute over its decision to lay off several tenured professors this year on the grounds of financial exigency. Among the issues an AAUP investigative committee will explore is whether the institute violated the professors’ academic freedom and right to due process. The institute announced the firings last spring after failing to reach agreement with its faculty union on salary reductions. A spokesman for the institute said at the time that its decision of which professors to fire had been based on considerations such as seniority and how essential the professors were to the institute’s core curriculum.
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