From Inside Higher Education: The fact is that much of the debate, in the United States and elsewhere, about the challenges facing higher education is focused in the wrong direction. Rather than constantly squeezing the professoriate and trying to ensure maximum productivity in narrowly defined area[...]
Posts Tagged ‘AAUP’
October 21st, 2014 - 9:45 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Umbundling Tenure
October 13th, 2014 - 10:32 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Is UW Violating Open Meetings Law?
Maybe not, but they’re sure gaming it. Like other public entities, the University of Washington must comply with the Open Public Meetings Act, which says public officials aren’t allowed to conduct the public’s business in secret or closed sessions. Certain exceptions are allowed[...]
October 6th, 2014 - 10:36 am § in Misc.
Academic Warfare: Admin vs Faculty
Clash Between Chicago State U. and Its Faculty Leaders Redefines Hardball By Peter Schmidt Many higher-education institutions experience internal fights over governance, but Chicago State University’s administration and its Faculty Senate are going at each other in ways that their counterparts els[...]
July 4 Coup: Rick Perry to Fire UT President
In case you missed the news about “The July 4th Coup,” on Friday news outlets reported that the outgoing UT System Chancellor, Francisco Cigarroa, apparently gave UT Austin President William C. Powers Jr.. an ultimatum: quit your job by July 4, or be fired by the Regents this week. A p[...]
May 3rd, 2014 - 11:34 am § in Misc.
Rutgers’ Commencement Speaker, Condi Rice, Shamed by Protests, Backs Out
Condoleezza Rice backs out of Rutgers commencementNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) – Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her role in the Iraq War. Rice said in a stat[...]
Does the University of Hawaii Practice Free Speech”
Is Regulated Free Speech Free? At the UW, faculty have complained that the AAUP has restricted the use of its listserv to speak out on the issue of boycotting Israel as an occupying country. While I oppose the boycott, I am even more disturbed by the lack of a free discussion. Two examples from t[...]
April 23rd, 2014 - 3:56 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
AAUP: Universal Scholarships?
Last week, over n the AAUP listserv. Robert Wood referred to an NPR article describing a program in Michigan where philanthropists in Kalamazoo fund universal college tuition. Rob asked, “Imagine if we were able to set one of these funds up statewide in Washington? How much would it cost? [...]
April 17th, 2014 - 4:49 am § in Schools & Colleges
Is Faculty Research Part of Their Teaching?
from Inside Higher Ed Grant Quota to Be Paid Colleen Flaherty You study homelessness, or female sexuality, and are considered a leader in your field. You aren’t tenure-track but you’ve been a star teacher at your institution — one of the nation’s wealthiest — for m[...]
April 7th, 2014 - 9:50 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Do UW Students Need Busses?
Over at the AAUP listserv, Robert Wood notes: I saw this interesting article in the Seattle Times about how the possible KC Metro transit cuts may negatively affect students, especially those with long commutes: I note also that The Seattle Times appears to be taking a neutral stand on Prop 1, whi[...]
Of May Day and UW Logos
Today is May Day …. the day radicals on the left celebrate as their version of labor day. The day UW students will proudly fly banners with the UW logo, while faculty fear punishment if they even identify with the UW. May Day, I have read, memorializes the Haymarket Massacre in Chicago, 1886, [...]