After reading the case study on “Academic Freedom and Tenure: University of Missouri (Columbia)”, and Manning Ch. 3, decide which of the following positions you would take on the case regarding Melissa
Click:
1. In support of dismissing Melissa Click and of the process by which she was dismissed
2. In opposition of dismissing Melissa Click and that the university violated due process
Describe which position you are taking and outline the reasons WHY you either support or oppose her termination. Support your conclusions with facts from the case and ideas from Manning Ch. 3 about academic freedom and tenure, faculty rank and expert power, and/or self-governance.
After reading “Pathways to the university presidency”, elaborate on one thing you learned from the reading. Second, describe one thing that surprised you in the reading.