AAUP senior program officer Mike CeCesare points to a slide presentation with a quote about the role of faculty in higher education governance.

The Shared Governance Crisis in Colorado

BY JONATHAN REES The Colorado Conference of the AAUP held its annual meeting in Denver last Saturday. Our special guest was Mike DeCesare from the national AAUP’s Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance. He gave us a primer on shared governance. I have a feeling that most of you reading this know what shared…

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Colorado Community College Revenues Rise While Instructors Remain in Poverty

BY CAPRICE LAWLESS Note: The Colorado Conference published this press release yesterday. It is another example of how activists can be their own journalists. Research your organization and the larger context for the decision-making destroying the profession. Crunch the numbers and provide memorable images of what those numbers mean. Set the record straight with facts…

Colorado Community College Faculty Bill of Rights

The following is reproduced from the website of the Colorado Conference of the AAUP.  Faculty Bill of Rights Proposes to End Adjunct Labor by Suzanne Hudson Following several years of work with the Colorado legislature and a thorough investigation of community college finances and employment practices, the Colorado Conference of the American Association of University…