Universidad Francisco Marroquín Guatemala VI. Academic Freedom

By academic freedom we understand the right of persons or groups of persons to teach any art or science. Thus, Francisco Marroquin University has the right to decide the contents of the courses it offers in view of what it holds to be true, false, useful or irrelevant and which can be taught within the time the student has to complete his degree requirements.

As is to be expected in any private institution, the professors to whom the University has assigned such an important task enjoy the confidence of its authorities, because their academic and teaching views are similar to those of the University and the course content that they teach has its approval.

The Board of Trustees, the highest authority of the University, evaluates the faculty from time to time in order to ascertain if that which the University teaches is in accordance with what the Trustees wish to offer to those who choose to enroll.

Professors are free to teach or not what the University requests. Those professors who agree to teach what the University wishes become members of the faculty.

Francisco Marroquin University recognizes the academic freedom of any faculty member to teach that which is contrary to the University's philosophy or its policies, as long as this is done elsewhere and under someone else's auspices. Consequently, only those professors who choose to teach what the University requires of them become and remain members of its faculty.