Paul Burstein: I have to admit I don’t understand why South Africa is always brought up as an analogy. The issue there was having residents of the country defined by race and treated entirely differently as a result. But residents (and citizens) of I[...]
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October 12th, 2011 - 10:31 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
UW AAUP Censors a post about the NIH.
A few days ago I posted a very important issue .. the 50% decline in funding rates at he NIH since the early 2000’s. I discussed why this should be of concern to all of us interested in the University School of Medicine. I also suggested that our federal representatives need to be educated a[...]
AAUP: Welcomes President Young with concern about the process used to select him.
As the media have announced that Michael Young is the new President of the UW, the UW AAUP expresses welcome and concern about the process. Dear Colleagues, The Board of Regents still has not announced who will be the new President of UW, but with the Seattle Times running front-page stories on Mich[...]
April 18th, 2011 - 11:31 am § in Misc.
From AAUP LISTSERV ..Uganda Students Have a Lesson for UW
I agree with Halstead Harrison, and appreciate a little leftover infusion of the previous knowledge and energy in the room, so I don’t mind looking at a full board of material that came before me. Here’s a more important question: why aren’t we all in the streets fighting the budge[...]
April 13th, 2011 - 6:25 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
AAUP Shuts Down Listserv: An Open Letter to the AAUP:UW
Ed. This is an open letter to the AAUP, urging them to move their valuable listserv off campus. My letter reflects a post that is now old news from 2007 and from another university, Cornell in 2007. But the Cornell story illustrates the need for a free and open discussion by our own faculty. W[...]
April 10th, 2011 - 2:59 pm § in Schools & Colleges
AAUP: Rising Administrative Costs Endanger College Instructional Resources
AAUP Indiana Applauds Governor’s Call to Halt Excessive Growth in Administrative Expenditures … Hoosier parents and taxpayers are probably wondering where all of the money given to Indiana’s colleges and universities actually goes. They may be disappointed to discover that administ[...]
February 26th, 2011 - 11:20 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
AAUP: What Should The UW Admin Say About Cuts?
Reposted from AAUP listserv Ed. Duane Storti is a a UW Professor well known to many for his efforts to force the UW administration to follow the faculty code. Ana Mari Cauce, Dean of Arts and Sciences, is well respected as a wise commentator on UW affairs. She is also a member of the President[...]
February 24th, 2011 - 8:43 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
UPDATE: AAUP Responds to Disbanding of Faculty Senate at Iowa State University
AAUP Threatens to Investigate Idaho State U. February 23, 2011, 11:15 am The American Association of University Professors is threatening to investigate Idaho State University over the recent suspension of the institution’s Fa Click Here for original article Full Text culty Senate. The warning com[...]
November 22nd, 2010 - 9:13 pm § in Politics
Letter From Regents to AAUP: Misses the Point?
Response to AAUP from Herb Simon, Chair of the Board of Regents. The AAUP had written a letter to the regents expressing concern about the Search and the need to undo damage done by President Emmert to the University’s systems of Governance. (search Aprikyan or search Emmert Coup on this blog)[...]
Academic Freedom and its Misuse by the AAUP
The current issue of the AAUP journal, Journal of Academic Freedom, has the following very disturbing article (excerpt): Palestine, Boycott, and Academic Freedom: A Reassessment Introduction Bill V. Mullen The creation of the state of Israel in 1948 on land home to generations of Arab Palestinians i[...]