BY KELLY HAND
With the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump just two days away, and with legislators in several states targeting higher education—through efforts to eliminate tenure (Iowa and Missouri) and specific courses or programs (Wisconsin and Arizona)—there is an urgent need for faculty to take action to protect academic freedom and quality higher education.
The new January-February issue of Academe reassesses threats to higher education that have developed over decades—and are likely to intensify under a Trump presidency—and calls for a renewed commitment to activism. Contributors to the issue provide historical context and practical strategies for the fight ahead, focusing on collective bargaining, public and for-profit education, faculty governance, and financial mismanagement.
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Features
The Power of Money versus the Power of Many
We need to organize now for the coming attacks on collective bargaining.
By Jamie Owen Daniel
CUNY and the Erosion of Public Higher Education
Faculty, staff, and students must work together to save higher education.
By Marcella Bencivenni
Organizing Real Faculty Governance in Northern Louisiana (member login required)
Reestablishing the faculty voice on campus.
By Sonya D. Hester, Harolyn Wilson, and Joslin Pickens
Using Data to Shift the Campus Conversation (member login required)
Gather the data and success follows.
By David P. Nalbone
Following the Money in Public Higher Education Foundations
Academic austerity in the midst of academic wealth.
By Martha T. McCluskey
The Rise and Fall of For-Profit Higher Education
The for-profits are down, but are they out?
By William Beaver
Reaffirming the Principles of Academic Government (online only)
AAUP principles will likely be more important than ever in the decades to come.
By Michael DeCesare
The Downfall of Shared Governance at Wisconsin (online only)
The story of shared governance at Wisconsin is one that should trouble us all.
By Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn
Book Reviews
Free Expression in the Global City
Henry Reichman reviews Free Speech by Timothy Garton Ash.
From “Wisdom’s Workshop” to the “Knowledge Factory”
John R. Thelin reviews Wisdom’s Workshop by James Axtell.
Columns
From the Editor
Activism 2017
By Aaron Barlow
Faculty Forum
Live and Unplugged
By James Bernard Murphy
Legal Watch
Rethinking the Standard for Discharging Student Debt
By Neal H. Hutchens
From the President
The Election of Donald Trump and the Future of the AAUP
By Rudy H. Fichtenbaum
Chapter Profile
Nota Bene
Council Resolution in the Wake of the Elections
