Leadership Transitions + Lame-Duck Legislation: The More Things Change . . .

BY LISA MINNICK On the sixth anniversary of anti-union “right to work” legislation being signed into law in Michigan, we share this letter to Western Michigan University faculty from WMU-AAUP president Lisa Minnick, who is stepping down after serving in the role since 2013. The letter originally appeared on the chapter’s website, where there is…

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Why Academic Freedom Matters: Flint Edition

BY HANK REICHMAN If you want evidence about why academic freedom matters, then read this piece from the Washington Post about Virginia Tech Professor of Civil Engineering Marc Edwards, “The Heroic Professor Who Helped Uncover the Flint Lead Water Crisis​.”  Last week, bowing to intense pressure from the beleaguered people of Flint, Michigan Governor Rick…

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