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, […]
Tag Archives: Academic Freedom
Where Were You Living Forty Years Ago? My Experience With Background Checks
By a UIUC Faculty Member It is with some dismay that I see that the Board of Trustees has adopted a policy of background checks for all new faculty at […]
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 […]
Call for Release of Complete Information about the Scandal
We applaud the spirit of President Killeen’s massmail to campus (August 13). Faculty members also wish to move forward. But we must move forward with justice. President Killeen should follow […]
State University, Inc. “Department of Disgraced Administrators”
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State University, Inc.: “Don’t Look Back”
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CAFT Report on the Steven Salaita Case: Serious Violations of Shared Governance and Due Process
The report of the Committee of Academic Freedom and Tenure (CAFT) on the Steven Salaita case has been made public. As the Campus Faculty Association has been saying since early […]
Where We Are Now
Dear CFA Members and supporters: As the end of the semester draws near, and after three turbulent months, CFA wants to reflect on where we as a faculty are now, […]
Academic Freedom and the Board of Trustees at the University of Illinois: A Historical Perspective
by Belden Fields At the IPRH panel on “Academic Freedom and Free Speech across Disciplines” held at the Beckman Institute on Monday, September 29, one of the panelists Prof. Colleen […]
Dear Alma: A New Ethics Test?
Dear Alma, Been feeling down in the dumps, so I went back to the dumpsters. Found a new ethics question that the state’s consulting firm has sent for approval. Pressure […]
CFA Statement Regarding Calls to Boycott the University of Illinois
September 1, 2014 The Campus Faculty Association is not involved in the boycott movement against the University of Illinois. We feel it is a matter of individual conscience for faculty […]
Meet Us at the Alma Mater, Noon, Thursday, September 11
Dear Colleagues, As you know, UIUC faces an unprecedented crisis of academic freedom and shared governance. At the same time, our non-tenure-track colleagues are facing frozen wages and an unwillingness […]
