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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[...]

February 21st, 2011 - 10:53 am § in Misc., UW

The Lab: A Video on Scientific Misconduct

Ed. The issue of scientific misconduct is a hot one at the UW.  The President and Provost fired  Professor Andrew Aprikyan despite the universal finding by a Senate panel that the UW had not followed due process.  In my opinion, the UW has done a poor job.  A lack of due process means that we [&[...]

February 16th, 2011 - 11:47 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges

UW (the other one) Students and Professors Rally Against Governor

from The Chronicle, by Jack Stripling, via Raya Fidel. Thousands of protesters gathered on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol here on Tuesday to voice their opposition to a fast-moving proposal that would strip the union bargaining rights for University of Wisconsin faculty and staff members, [...]

February 13th, 2011 - 12:58 pm § in Misc., UW

Candidate for UW Presidency: How does he view WA state Faculty Code?

Duane Storti on the AAUP blog has raised an important point.  Unlike some other universities, the UW uses neither individual contracts not a union contract to hire faculty.  Instead, we are very lucky to have a Faculty Code, written by our own Faculty Senate and endorsed by the President and Regen[...]

February 12th, 2011 - 7:23 pm § in Misc., UW

David Lovell Leaves the UW

by Jim Gregory, Professor, History (from AAUP listserv) I want to take a moment to say goodbye to David Lovell. As all of us should know, David served as Chair of the Faculty Senate in 2008-2009 and served many other years in faculty leadership positions, including the most demanding job of all, as [...]

February 10th, 2011 - 10:12 am § in Schools & Colleges

Faculty Strike with Students at University of Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Puerto Rican Association of University Professors is staging a 24-hour strike in support of students who have clashed with police during protests over a new fee.[...]

February 7th, 2011 - 1:14 am § in Schools & Colleges

Regents Shred Faculty Senate at RPI!

from Inside Higher Education, Feb 2, 2011 When the Faculty Senate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute voted, in spring 2006, to widen its membership to include contingent faculty, it set in motion a series of events that left the senate in a state of limbo and shredded the notion of shared governanc[...]

January 28th, 2011 - 7:20 pm § in Schools & Colleges

Whose responsibility is it to determine what is and is not academic free speech on any campus? … the administrators or the faculty?

Michigan State University: Student  Threatened with Suspension for E-mailing Faculty about University Scheduling This is the story of a student, the Association Director of the student government  at Michigan State University.  The Provost revealed plans to shorten the school’s academic cal[...]

January 24th, 2011 - 4:22 am § in Misc., UW

Senate Chair: Aprikyan was wronged.

Originally posted 17 Jan.  Updated Jan 24 because of a comment that may interest others.  Please read comments. Ed Note:  This is copied from the UW Senate Blog.  Unfortunately, and  I suspect  illegally, that blog is protected from public view.  UW staff, however can access the blog directly[...]

January 18th, 2011 - 12:54 pm § in Misc.

Aprikyan: Scientific smear campaign?

The issues relating to the need for due process in scientific fraud at the UW, are illustrated by this frightening report from the Scientist about a scandal in Germany.  There is, however, one very important difference.  The investigation at at Research Center Borstel seems to have fol[...]