BY MARTIN KICH Preliminary notes for an explication: Trump apparently thinks that he can begin to mitigate, if not erase, the political damage caused by his characterizing Mexicans and rapists and murderers by simply posing for a photo while eating a taco bowl. Although food is a major element of all cultures, equivocating one’s enjoyment…
In the spring of 2014, the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law faculty voted to form a union–as a distinct collective-bargaining unit within the existing AAUP chapter at Cleveland State University. Faculty in every other CSU college have been unionized for more than 20 years. Indeed, nationally Cleveland-Marshall has been one of a very few law schools…
This post was written by Dave Johnson for the daily Progressive Breakfast newsletter of the Campaign for America’s Future [http://ourfuture.org/], which has become a driving force behind the New Populist Movement. The group’s report, Organizing to Take Back America: The New Populist Movement, is available at: http://y.ourfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/New-Populist-Movement-Organizing.pdf. Prepared by Roger Hickey, the co-director of the Campaign for…
Canada—Overview In late October 2015, the Globe and Mail published a substantial article by Josh O’Kane treating the major academic-freedom issues in Canada that had arisen in the first ten months of the year: “Academic freedom has earned plenty of headlines in Canada this year. Dr. Duchesne’s case made waves in January. In May,…
Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day and this week is National Teacher Appreciation Week. In my previous post, I provided the statement made by John King, Secretary of Education, to mark the day and week. But, in a demonstration of not just persistent tone deafness but political obstinacy that is one of the most baffling…
Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day and this week is National Teacher Appreciation Week. Here is the statement made by John King, Secretary of Education, to mark the day and the week: Dear Teachers, This week, our nation recognizes and honors you for your tireless efforts on behalf of our students, everywhere from small…
AkronAAUP Survey Reveals Increasingly Negative Faculty Sentiment More than 80% of reporting faculty are not confident in University of Akron leadership. AKRON, Ohio – May 2, 2016 – A recent AkronAAUP survey of the faculty indicates even less confidence in University of Akron leadership than was measured by a similar survey during the fall…
The following is reported in an article by Allison Dikanovic for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: “Marquette University associate professor John McAdams and the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a lawsuit Monday against Marquette over the professor’s suspension stemming from his public criticism of a teaching assistant. “According to a news release, the lawsuit against…
These are the opening paragraphs from a report by WLS—ABC, Channel 7, in Chicago: “Chicago State University laid off more than 300 people due to lack of funding during the ongoing state budget impasse. The layoffs were announced Friday [April 29] and effective immediately. “The school has been struggling with budget issues for months. Just…