Daily Kos reports, Two states where Republican governors have cut taxes for wealthy business owners, Kansas and Wisconsin, now face budget shortfalls, reduced funding for schools and cuts in other public services, and aren’t generating the job growth these table-pounding politicians promised t[...]
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January 19th, 2015 - 11:13 am § in Politics
The GOP’s state budget is stupid and unworkable
Somewhat surprisingly, Washington’s GOP legislators sound like they want to comply with McCleary, and also fund the class size initiative. But they’re still adamantly opposed to raising taxes or new revenues. So what’s their hat trick? After all, we’re talking billions of dol[...]
Iowa Governor, Former University President, Moves to End Faculty Governance.
Ed. Iowa has taken other steps to undermine faculty governance, including disbanding the faculty senate at one campus. The Governor of Iowa, Terry Branstad, is the former President of DesMoines University, an Osteopathic medical school.. “I think we need to have professors in the classroom and[...]
Not so “shared governance” at WSU?
Washington State U. Defies AAUP Chapter With Budget Cuts December 17, 2010, 2:45 pm Washington State University officials have moved ahead with $13.5-million in budget cuts over the objections of that institution’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, which protested that [...]
December 5th, 2019 - 6:26 pm § in Donald Trump
Yes, Congress should fire President Trump. Here’s why.
We elect our presidents, but Congress can fire them. There’s no gray area or ambiguity between Congress removing a bad president or leaving that to voters. It’s a clear dichotomy: Voters should decide on issues like fitness for office, personality, and policies, whereas Congress has the [...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Africa’s Diabolical Entrapment
When I wrote the book “Africa’s Diabolical Entrapment”, in which I examined Black Africa’s plight in its self-imposed religious trap, I stopped short of crossing several thresholds. Contrary to speculations advanced by people who read articles, reviews and intros about this work, the content[...]
Has the University of Washington Abandoned Tenure?
Does the UW still have tenure? When I became tenured, the code and state law described tenure in terms of a life long commitment to a position and a salary. The commitment was defined in terms of an academic year of 9 or 12 months. For either period, the UW and the state were committed [&h[...]
August 29th, 2016 - 10:16 am § in Misc.
Tim Eyman : Swamp the WASTATE Supremes with email
URGENT: Plz forward this update to everyone on your email list(s) — help us spread this like wildfire. Monday, July 18th, 2016 To: Our thousands of supporters throughout the state (cc’d to the media, house & senate members, and Governor) From: Tim Eyman, Jack Fagan, & Mike [...]
February 9th, 2016 - 9:47 am § in Misc.
The SEIU Debate Is Bitter
James Tweedle from AAUP listserv There is so much confusion in Sarah Stroup’s latest treatise that it would be impossible to respond to all of it. A few points will have to suffice. First, she agrees that The Seattle Times opinion piece by Ed Lazowska and Paul Hopkins is marked by what she calls a[...]
October 19th, 2015 - 1:54 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
With a Faculty Senate, Why Should the UW Faculty Need a Union?
The anonymity of the email at the left aside , I think the content is accurate and raises the issue of SEIU and how it uses the dues as well as the weakness of the UW’s concept of shared governance. 1. I oppose the SEIU because it is much more than a union of workers, it is a [&hellip[...]