Bruce Rosenstock, Professor of Religion Returning from a meeting of the American Association of Universities (AAU), Chancellor Jones shared a joint statement that was crafted at the meeting in regard to free speech on campus. The statement starts out by saying that people whose views are deemed by some members of the campus community toContinue reading “The Chancellor’s Massmail on Free Speech: Who is it Talking About?”
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Translation of Chancellor’s massmail and bargaining position
Original documents: Chancellor’s massmail (April 19) and administration bargaining positions on non-tenure-track faculty union contract Detect language: admin-speak Translate into: reality Multiyear contracts should be based on performance and evaluation. Performance evaluations are too difficult, and so the administration refuses to agree to them in the union contract. The administration is not responsible for the fact that onlyContinue reading “Translation of Chancellor’s massmail and bargaining position”
Fortyone heads of departments and programs at the U of Illinois call for the reinstatement of Steven Salaita
Fortyone chairs, heads, and directors of campus units are calling on President Killeen and Interim Chancellor Wilson to recommend to the Board of Trustees that they reverse their previous decision and reinstate Dr. Salaita at the next board meeting in September. Read the full statement at the Academe Blog! Here is the list of signatories: JamesContinue reading “Fortyone heads of departments and programs at the U of Illinois call for the reinstatement of Steven Salaita”
Campus Faculty Association 