“It is inappropriate for you to have any further activity in any UW laboratory.” This phrase is from a letter Andrew Aprikyan just received. Andrew had been seen sitting in on a course offered by the UW’s Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM). These course[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Faculty Senate’
November 1st, 2010 - 8:36 am § in Uncategorized
How Did that Free Speech Stuff Treat You?
On the AAUP listserv, Raya Fidel posted an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education bemoaning the loss of free speech on campus. THE-Ave.US would like to strongly support Raya’s headline: Reasons for updating the academic freedom statement in the Faculty Code Am I missing something? I [...]
July 29th, 2010 - 9:00 am § in Misc.
A Lesson from Obama: Teachers’ Unions and Administrators vs Faculty Elitism
OBAMA and DUNCAN: TEACHERS MUST BE ACCOUNTABLE Arnie Duncan, Sec. of Education, sees the solution to the decay if our secondary school system as requiring a free market .. odd for a liberal, perhaps courageous for a democrat, and very irritating to the teachers’ unions. Obviously Obama is [...]
The Aprikyan Case
Have you read Dr. David Dale’s frightening account of what happened to our colleague, Andrew Aprikyan? Your own career could be next. Andrew Aprikyan was charged with scientific fraud by an anonymous accuser who himself had a conflict of interest over the intellectual property in question. B[...]
July 5th, 2010 - 10:00 am § in Misc.
The Aprikyan Case
Happenings at the UW: The UW Provost Phyllis Wise dismissed Dr. Andrew Aprikyan from the faculty of the School of Medicine after a seven year long investigation. This action was taken despite the findings of a formal faculty adjudication panel that Dr. Aprikyan was not guilty but that the Admini[...]
June 17th, 2010 - 9:13 am § in Misc.
The UW Senate Needs Open Discussion of the Next President
The UW Faculty Senate sent out a poll to find out what soret of President the Faculty wants. After the questions , I have a difficult time believing that answers to so many open-ended questions and vaguely defined terms can do more than provide a feeling about what the minority who do respond actua[...]
June 10th, 2010 - 8:50 am § in Misc.
U-Union-W?
After years of frustration, the AAUP leadership has decided to begin the effort to found a UW union.[...]
A Coup at the UW
A Coup At the University of Washington The UW administration seems to be staging a coup.[...]