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The Academic Board (known as the Academic Council before 1963) was the American University in Cairo's principal body for making and executing academic policy from the 1956 to 1993. Its membership was comprised of top university administrators including the President, Vice President, Dean of Faculties and Provost, Dean of Students and departmental chairmen. The board was responsible for making changes in the university's curriculum, by approving or rejecting proposed courses and degree programs, adopting and changing degree requirements, revising the university catalog, and taking similar actions. Another function was the implementation and enforcement of academic policies and regulations pertaining to admissions, registration, class attendance, grading, fees, and other matters. Individual student cases related to academic standing and graduation requirements were decided by the board. The Academic Board also elected the members of various university committees, such as the Student Affairs Committee, University Council, and administrative committees for units like the Social Research Center and University Press. In 1993 the Academic Board and its subsidiary committees were discontinued, their functions replaced by a newly created University Senate.
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This collection contains meeting minutes (draft and final), agendas, memoranda, reports, proposals, and other documentation produced and received by the Academic Board between 1956 and 1993. Most of the material relates to the development of the university's curriculum, including forms and memoranda proposing new courses and degree programs or suggesting catalog revisions. Much of the documentation about these matters was received from the Undergraduate Committee, Graduate Committee, or individual departments. The collection also contains draft and approved versions of policy statements on issues like admissions, registration, class attendance, and grading. Reports from university units like the Office of Registration and Admissions are also included.
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The collection is open to researchers and contains no restricted material.
Items in the collection do not circulate and may be used only within the Rare Books Library. Users must comply with the Rare Books Library's rules on handling and care of materials.
Permission to publish or reproduce collection materials must be received from the University Archivist. Items may be subject to copyright. The user must also secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. 2000 a>
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The records of the Undergraduate Committee and the Graduate Committee, which reported to the Academic Board, contain related material. Records of AUC Deans of Faculties/Provosts, school Deans, and Presidents also contain documents related to the activities of the board.
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The preferred citation for quoting material from this collection is: Records of the American University in Cairo Academic Board, 1956-1993, [Box/Folder #], [Folder Title], University Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections Library, The American University in Cairo.
The records were transferred to the University Archives.
The collection was processed by by Stephen Urgola, University Archivist, Masha Kirasirova, Presidential Intern, and Rana Kadry, Archives Assistant, 2006.
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