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Remembering Mel Goldfinger, a Tireless Faculty Advocate

BY RUDY FICHTENBAUM Melvyn Goldfinger, who was associate professor of neuroscience, cell biology, and physiology at Wright State University, died on September 17 at the age of seventy-four. Mel Goldfinger was a champion for academic freedom, shared governance, and the economic security of the faculty–the three bedrock principles of the AAUP. It was Mel, along…

Perspective: Retrenchment Has Been Suffocating My Voice, But I Won’t Let It

BY GRETCHEN MCNAMARA Wright State University plans to begin the retrenchment process that will result in workforce reductions. Elevate Dayton is publishing the perspectives of students, faculty, alumni and other Wright State community members that could be affected by the changes. Gretchen McNamara, a senior lecturer of music and union executive committee member, explores her torn feelings…

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Recent Wins for the AAUP

BY JULIE SCHMID As we move into the final months of the academic year, I wanted to share updates about three recent wins. These three successes emphasize the power of collective action and solidarity—among chapter members; among the national AAUP and our state conferences and chapters; and among faculty, students, and the community—when we all…

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AAUP-WSU Strike is Over!

BY AAUP STAFF Congratulations to Wright State University faculty for a hard-fought agreement with the administration! The AAUP-WSU strike is over and faculty returned to work this morning in a victory for faculty, students, and quality higher education. The blog includes a number of recent posts about the strike. Below are links to just a…

Voice of Allyship to AAUP-WSU from One Non-Union Faculty

BY MARTIN KICH This open letter was posted on the faculty listserve at Wright State by Julie L. Williams, Psy.D., ABPP, a Professor and Board Certified Rehabilitation Psychologist in the Wright State University-School of Professional Psychology. She has given permission to re-post it.   Good afternoon…. For the past 3 weeks, I have read the strike-related email threads,…

#fighting4wright at the Ohio Statehouse and ODHE

BY MARTIN KICH On Friday, February 8, more than 75 Wright State AAUP members, members of Students4Faculty, and allies gathered first at the Ohio Statehouse and then at the Ohio Department of Higher Education to bring the causes of the three-week-long faculty strike directly to the attention of lawmakers. At the Statehouse, Faculty Senate President…