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ROBERT W. McCHESNEY Gutgsell Professor of Communication No organization is doing more to protect and promote the highest values and purposes of the University of Illinois than the Campus Faculty Association. I shudder to think about the university’s future without the CFA forcefully advocating on behalf of public service, intellectual freedom, and quality affordable higherContinue reading “Robert W. McChesney”

IAN HOBSON Center for Advanced Study Professor Emeritus of Music; Music Director, Sinfonia da Camera; Swanlund Endowed Chair Emeritus of Piano, School of Music As a longtime member of the College of Fine and Applied Arts faculty, I know the importance of the arts and of making the case for artists at a great researchContinue reading “Ian Hobson”

HELEN NEVILLE Professor, Educational Psychology and African American Studies My strong support of faculty unions comes from my belief that we should provide the best quality higher education to the broadest range of students. A strong and effective faculty is the key to doing this. Students benefit when their teachers are invested in student developmentContinue reading “Helen Neville”

MILTON FENG Nick Holonyak Jr. Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering We need a powerful faculty voice to speak up for fairness at the university. We have a responsibility to be just, open, and honest. A union is the best way to ensure that we have an equitable campus.