Due Process
Due process is a hearing procedure which encourages fairness in institutional decision-making via an examination of various points of view on a given issue. Generally, due process is granted only when consideration is being given to terminating a continuing contract during the period of that continuing contract or a term contract (e.g., a one-year contract has a term of one year) during the contract period via dismissal, or if college officials are considering altering some property interest that an employee holds in his/her employment.