IU's code of Student rights in regards to student-teacher relations
As you know we have been talking about student-teacher relations. So i thought it would be interesting to see Indiana University's take on the subject. Here is the Indiana University code of Students rights it starts at the Part I: Section B Academic Affairs of the code book, and the provision with student teacher relations is #5. Do you think that students and teachers should be able to have a relation if they are in the classroom together? What if it is a grad student and a undergrad? What if the student doesn't even have that teacher in his major and will never have him or her as a teacher, is it OK then?
Here is the site - http://www.life.iupui.edu/help/docs/Part_1all.html
Here is the site - http://www.life.iupui.edu/help/docs/Part_1all.html
posted by Jeremy Byers at
1:48 PM
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From what I can see, the code is basically saying that the relationship between ANY student and ANY professor must be kept strictly professional, although it says that if the student is not under the immediate instruction of that professor to "use caution".
I completely understand why this policy is in place, and agree that relationships between students and professors should be professional. However, the part which discusses relationships between a professor and a student who is not being taught by that professor made me think. It says that:
"A faculty member should be careful to distance himself or herself from any decisions that may reward or penalize a student with whom he or she has or has had an amorous or sexual relationship..."
If a supposed sexual relationship between a professor and his student who he is not teaching can somehow result in benefits or rewards of some sort (such as in another class the student is enrolled in), are there not other situations where this could occur for which there are not rules?
For instance, what if a professor's son is under the instruction of his colleague and the colleague feels pressure to give the son a good grade whether or not he has earned it, based on his professional relationship with the other professor? Or simply treat him more favorably than other students in the classroom? Obviously this is just as unethical, but a situation like this seems to follow the same pattern which the IU code suggests regarding sexual relationships between students and faculty, however there is no code and thus penalties addressing a situation like this. What do you think?
Politics is OK as long as harassment is not involved. I do not agree with this, but politics will always be around.
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