I would like to urge the election of Mark Hazelkorn as the new Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate. If elected, Mark will serve in 2015 as the Chair of the Senate. This endorsement does not come lightly. As readers of the Ave know I have been critical of the Faculty Senate and feel strongly [&helli[...]
Posts Tagged ‘governance’
March 10th, 2014 - 7:22 am § in The Ave Scene
Endorsement for Chair of UW Faculty Senate: Mark Haselkorn
March 7th, 2014 - 11:32 am § in The Ave Scene
What Bangladesh and the UW Senate Have in Common
Washington, Jan 7 – The US expressed its disappointment at recent parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, calling for fresh and quick polls arranged through dialogue. “The United States is disappointed by the recent parliamentary elections in Bangladesh,” Xinhua quoted State Departm[...]
February 28th, 2014 - 10:43 am § in Misc.
South Carolina: Trumps AZ, Blocks Books That Mention Gays
Seems like South Carolina is running for capital of the Confederacy, putting the legislature in charge of college curriculum. Why do good people choose to live there? Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to cut $70,000 in funding from two public colleges that a[...]
February 26th, 2014 - 10:27 am § in Misc.
UW: “Academic Workers” vs. “Faculty”
An Article in the Chronicle of Higher Education Very Relevant to the UW’s Own AAUP. “Academic Workers” vs. “Faculty” Jane Buck: Candidate for President of national AAUP “It would be a tragic loss if we were to weaken our historic commitment to academic freedo[...]
January 12th, 2014 - 11:16 am § in Schools & Colleges
How UW Faculty Should Deal With the UW’s Lawyers.
THE UW EMPLOYS A HUNDRED OR MORE LAWYERS WHO CLAIM NOT TO BE BOUND BY THE RULES OF THE BAR TA’s resident attorney and cabbage eating rabbit, claims that I am wrong about this. He says attorneys, even when appearing in other roles, remains attorneys under the ethical rules of the Bar. Wi[...]
On lawyers: “If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, it must be a duck”
A lawyer, according to Black’s Law Dictionary, is “a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law.”[1] …... Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific ind[...]
December 18th, 2013 - 9:33 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
UW Senate Operates Like the Soviet Duma
Why doesn’t the UW faculty understand that democracy requires open discussion? This AM I received the following email that made me quite angry. The message: Voting Faculty, At its meeting on December 5, 2013, the Faculty Senate approved legislation that revises the Faculty Code on principles o[...]
October 20th, 2013 - 3:31 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
The Role of Poverty in The School Board Election
OF COURSE poverty is the problem, but that is all the more reason for charter schools. The tragedy of this years’ Seattle School Board election illustrates the fallacy of those who oppose charter schools. In my District, District 5, we had three candidates. None of these had the credenti[...]
May 14th, 2013 - 9:48 am § in Misc.
Is the UW Exempt from Miranda Rights?
Even Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was read his Miranda rights … not so Andrew Aprikyan. This UW faculty member was tried and convicted of criminal activities without even being told of his rights. The President of the University, a man selected for his job based on qualifications to manage the a[...]
Proposed Revisions To UW Faculty Code.
HOW WELL DOES THE UW FACULTY CODE PROTECT ACADEMIC DREEDOM? A proposal (see document) has been sent to the UW faculty to revise our Code to address protections for Faculty Free Speech. My own opinion is that the proposal is weak and may even decrease faculty rights. The UW faculty do not ha[...]