CFA Responds to the Salaita Settlement

CFA is happy Steven Salaita has accepted the settlement approved by the Board of Trustees. Compensating Dr. Salaita, however, is only a first step. Two major concerns remain unresolved. First, the damage inflicted on the American Indian Studies Program must be made good. We call upon Chancellor Wilson and Dean Ross of the College ofContinue reading “CFA Responds to the Salaita Settlement”

PETITION TO SUPPORT THE CAFT REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

Recently, the Academic Senate’s faculty Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure (CAFT) concluded that in the case of Steven Salaita the University failed to live up to its commitment to full and careful compliance with University procedures. We are now facing the very real threat of censure from the national AAUP unless we act uponContinue reading “PETITION TO SUPPORT THE CAFT REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS”