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Two professors involved with the American Association of University Professors have been fighting to pass amendments to the Board of Regents bylaws in hopes of defending instructorsâ academic freedom. The proposed amendments to the regents bylaws would help regulate the process by which the university puts faculty on administrative leave, including what actions or situations warrant a suspension. In addition, university administration would be required to attempt to reach a mutual settlement with professional staff members up for immediate suspension, according to the proposed amendments. Regina Werum, a professor of sociology and president of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln AAUP chapter, and Matt Cohen, professor of English and vice president of the UNL AAUP chapter, said the faculty effort at UNL and surrounding universities has resulted in the proposal of these amendments that would help protect due process and the academic freedom of instructors. ....