POSTED BY HANK REICHMAN
On Friday, September 28 the AAUP Foundation and the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges Education Institute (FACCC EI) are sponsoring a day-long conference on academic freedom at Berkeley City College in downtown Berkeley, California. UC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky will deliver the keynote address on “Free Speech on Campus.”
Other speakers include Hank Reichman, Chair of AAUP Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure; Caprice Lawless and Suzanne Hudson of the AAUP Colorado Conference; Julie Bruno, Past-President, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges; Mónica Henestroza, Special Assistant to California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon; Adam Wetsman, President, Faculty Association of California Community Colleges; Jeffrey Michels, President, United Faculty of Contra Costa CCD; and Jennifer Shanoski, President, Peralta Federation of Teachers, AFT 1603.
While aimed at community college faculty members the conference is open to all. The following is the preliminary schedule:
8:30 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome
Adam Wetsman, President, FACCC
Dr. Rowena Tomaneng; President, Berkeley City College
Dr. Nicholas González Yuen, Trustee, Peralta Community College Board
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Defining Academic Freedom: History, Policies, and Trends
Hank Reichman, Chair, AAUP Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure
Julie Bruno, Past President, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Mónica Henestroza, Special Assistant to Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon
10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
A. Defending Academic Freedom From the Union Perspective
Adam Wetsman, President, FACCC
Jennifer Shanoski, President, Peralta Federation of Teachers
Jeffrey Michels, President, United Faculty
Hear the perspectives of three union leaders on how they have protected academic freedom and learn what you can do if your academic freedom is violated.
B. Part-Time Faculty Won’t Be Denied
Caprice Lawless, Part-Time English Professor, Front Range Community College
Suzanne Hudson, Writing and Rhetoric Professor, University of Colorado
With part-time faculty denied the same level of academic freedom as their full-time counterparts, we’ll examine the
Colorado experience and what we can learn from it.
C. Maintaining Academic Freedom in Light of New Statewide Policies
Julie Bruno, Past President, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Wendy Brill-Wynkoop, Professor, College of the Canyons
Do the statewide initiatives like Guided Pathways, Fully Online College, and Performance Funding impinge upon academic freedom? We will explore and examine the prospects for faculty moving forward.
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch: Connecting Academic Freedom to the Mid-Term Elections
Jonathan Lightman, Former Executive Director, FACCC
1:20 – 2:20 p.m. Keynote: Free Speech on Campus
Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean, Berkeley Law
2:20 – 2:45 p.m. Translating Knowledge to Action
To register for the conference go to: http://www.faccc.org/event/academic-freedom-conference-coming-fall-2018/
