Carley v. Arizona Board of Regents

OPINION

EUBANK, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is from a superior court judgment affirming a decision of Northern Arizona University President Eugene M. Hughes to deny the renewal of a teaching contract to the appellant Denny Carley. Carley raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether his right to academic freedom was violated because student evaluations were utilized as the primary tool to determine his teaching effectiveness, (2) whether President Hughes abused his discretion by rejecting the findings of the majority of the Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee and (3) whether there was…