Hank Reichman and I interviewed faculty at #Medaille College three years ago, as part of the #AAUP investigation on "COVID-19 and Academic Governance." He and I were among the co-authors of this report. This past May, the college announced it would close at the end of the summer. Hank argues in this important article that "This College Didn’t Just Die; It Was Murdered."

https://academeblog.org/2023/07/25/this-college-didnt-just-die-it-was-murdered/

Hank Reichman and I interviewed faculty at #Medialle College three years ago, as part of the #AAUP investigation on "COVID-19 and Academic Governance." He and I were among the co-authors of this report. This past May, the college announced it would close at the end of the summer. Hank argues in this important article that "This College Didn’t Just Die; It Was Murdered."

https://academeblog.org/2023/07/25/this-college-didnt-just-die-it-was-murdered/

I’m proud to be an #AAUP member and glad to be listening to President Irene Mulvey at the AAUP Summer Institute. Who else is in Burlington this weekend?

The American Association of University Professors (#AAUP) publishes a report titled:

Florida Higher Ed Faces an Ideologically Driven Assault Unparalleled in US History

https://www.aaup.org/news/florida-higher-ed-faces-ideologically-driven-assault-unparalleled-us-history

They tweet a thread starting:

On the day FL governor DeSantis is to announce his bid for president, the AAUP has released a preliminary report on the impact of his unparalleled ideologically driven assault on higher education in the state.

#Florida #HigherEducation #RonDeSantis
https://twitter.com/AAUP/status/1661364807742701571

I just switched instances, so here is a new #introduction.
I moved to #RVA three years ago after 20+ years in Nashville, TN. I grew up in #Virginia and moving back here has been a life-long goal. I'm a history professor at the Univ. of Richmond. My research expertise is in southern political and legal history, and my book on the history of felon disfranchisement has been cited in various court cases. My current work is on the history of limitations on court testimony. I’m interested in local politics, especially public education. I’m an #AAUP member, avid vegetable gardener, wine nerd, and supporter of democracy in #Ukraine. If you see my partner & I walking our hound mix on Belle Isle, the Buttermilk trail, or #Swansboro, plz say HI.

Today in #Connecticut History, January 27: His Idea of Closing Churches Didn’t Have a Prayer

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https://todayincthistory.com/2023/01/27/january-27-never-on-a-sunday/

#20thcentury #aaup #academicfreedom #americanassociationofuniversityprofessors #americaneconomicassociation #belief #bluelaws #connecticuthistory #education #emergenceofmodernamerica #freespeech #hartfordcourant #highereducation #january #methodist #middletown

Academic Freedom of Professors and Institutions: The Current Legal Landscape https://www.aaup.org/issues/academic-freedom/professors-and-institutions by Donna R. Euben, #AAUP Counsel

Florida governor DeSantis asks for a list of "programs and courses related to critical race theory and to diversity, equity, and inclusion," and the University of North Florida complies:

https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-florida-university-is-quickly-assembling-a-list-of-courses-on-diversity-why-desantis-asked?cid2=gen_login_refresh&cid=gen_sign_in

#CancelCulture #CriticalRaceTheory #DiversityEquityInclusion #CRT #DEI #Florida #AcademicFreedom #AAUP

Miami U of OH is fighting for an AAUP chapter with resistance from the Board and Admins. Please consider signing this petition to support faculty and staff: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/support-faculty-at-miami-university-let-us-vote?source=direct_link& #aaup

New instance, first introductory post:

I teach American history at Colorado State University - Pueblo where I get to teach everything after the Civil War. With respect to research, I specialize in food history. I used to be 'that guy who hates MOOCs," and still spend a lot of time on edtech issues, just not publicly anymore. I'm a longtime member of the #AAUP who's working with them and the #AFT to organize my campus and my whole state university system.

So any #Union folks here? Any #Union accounts? #AAUP #AFTUnion #USHigherEd?

In 1969 about 78% of faculty had tenure or were elligible for it. By 2018 only about 25% were tenured or tenure-track. Tuition has exploded while the good faculty jobs have been supplanted by precarious adjunct and non-tenure track positions and exploited grad student employees. https://www.aaup.org/article/american-higher-education%E2%80%99s-past-was-gilded-not-golden #highered #college #faculty #aaup