The following report comes from Howard Bunsis, Chair of the AAUP Collective Bargaining Congress: There was an enormous turnout of faculty at UIC today, as picketing took place all over the sprawling campus, and everyone congregated for two large rallies. We had support from students, other unions on campus, as well as local activists, and…
The following post was written by Harry Hellenbrand, Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at California State University, Northridge. It is posted here with his permission. Boycotts and Academic Freedom By Harry Hellenbrand What role, if any, should universities play in political disputes? When the American Studies Association passed a resolution urging American universities to…
Ever since the American Studies Association announced in mid-December that its membership had voted to endorse an academic boycott of Israel, criticism of the organization’s action has snowballed. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education the “Association has itself become the target of widespread criticism and ostracism. It has gone from relative obscurity to prominence…
By Hank Reichman, First Vice-President and Chair, Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, AAUP This blog is not usually a forum for discussion of internal AAUP organizational matters, but Peter Kirstein’s thoughtful posting on the Boyle case at NEIU merits engagement by someone from AAUP’s elected leadership, as does the lengthy comment on that posting…
Here’s a brief note to add to Martin Kich’s interesting post on the salaries of Division I college football coaches. Not on the list of the 25 most highly paid college football coaches provided by Marty is Sonny Dykes, who just completed his first year of coaching the University of California, Berkeley Bears. Dykes’s contract…
In recent years a growing number of American universities have opened Confucius Institutes as part of their programs in East Asian studies. Confucius Institutes are non-profit institutions that aim to promote Chinese language and culture and the teaching of the Chinese language, and which facilitate cultural exchanges. But the Confucius Institutes differ from the British…
First of all, let me thank the administration of Chicago State University for calling my attention — and the attention of thousands of others — to the informative and entertaining blog maintained by Chicago State faculty as a forum for “the faculty’s uncensored voice.” As the Chicago Tribune, insidehighered, and the Chronicle of Higher Education…
The fight continues to protect the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) — with about 80,000 students, the largest community college in California — from losing its accreditation. (For background see What Happened at City College of San Francisco). Yesterday, November 7, at a public forum featuring two members of the U.S. Congress, two state…
Today the U.S. Department of Education released a letter to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), the agency that revoked accreditation for San Francisco City College. The letter came in response to a complaint filed by the California Federation of Teachers. The short version: ACCJC now has a year to “take immediate…
The situation at CCSF continues to be unsettled. The college will appeal the decision of ACCJC. The deadline for submitting such an appeal is July 31. In the meantime, Brice Harris, Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, has announced that he will seek — and surely will receive — authorization from his Board of Governors…