It’s hard to imagine the enormity of this challenge. Here are some numbers that put it into perspective: We could cut our entire public higher education system – all six of the four-year institutions and all 34 of the two-year community and technical colleges – and we’d solve just about 50% [...]
Posts Tagged ‘politics’
March 25th, 2011 - 4:14 pm § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
Cutting ALL of Higher Ed would save 50% of the budget deficit in WA.
UW Students and Faculty at Town Hall
As promised, this Saturday I attended the 43 rd District Townhall along with Senator Ed Murry, House Speaker Frank Chopp, and Rep. Jamie Pedersen. AND .. a lot of people! AND … a big show by UW students and faculty, led by Prof. of Astronomy Bruce Balick and students from BARK. The pre[...]
An Open Letter from WI Senator Chris Larson
This is Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson -- and today, I'm heading home to Wisconsin to join the fight in person. The last three weeks have shown what progressive strength and worker solidarity look like. My fellow senators and I know that thousands of PCCC members in Wisconsin and across the[...]
March 10th, 2011 - 11:38 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Lyman Bradley … why the courage of a faculty is essential to academic freedom.
In the 50’s, before being targeted by the House Unamerican Affairs Committee, Professor Lyman Bradley was chair of Germanic Studies at NYU and a major scholar in German literature. After losing his job and being sentenced to prison, when Lyman R. Bradley applied for a passport in 1961, [...]
TOWN HALLS NEXT SATURDAY: MEET YOUR LEGISLATOR
I have marked two meetings I may get to. For other meetings click here or click the image to go find your own rep. For ALL of us, the meeting at Seattle First Baptist is very important. This IS the District that represents the UW. Representative Chopp is Speaker of the House and a very […[...]
URGENT: Call From UW Students For Faculty to Lobby on Monday!
To concerned faculty The ASUW Office of Government Relations, in conjunction with the Washington Student Association, is participating in a statewide lobby day down in Olympia on this coming Monday, 3/7/11. In response to the recent and proposed cuts to higher education we want to present a united f[...]
March 2nd, 2011 - 8:37 am § in Uncategorized
Other UW to go private?
Ed. This has been coming for some time and may be coming to the UW near you! The issue is not just giving UW (either one) the ability to raise tuition. Privatiziing public ivies will inevitably mean decreasing access to students from our own state(s). See other TA posts on privatization. March[...]
PROTEST ON CAMPUS:Wednesday, March 2, 10:30am by George Washington Statue
from AAUP listserv: USAS (United Students Against Sweatshops) at the University of Washington, formerly known as the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP), would like to invite you and members of the UW American Association of University Professors (AAUP) to join students in a solidarity action wi[...]
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[...]
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[...]