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Tag Archives: Academic Freedom

CFA Responds to the Salaita Settlement

November 12, 2015by CFA

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, […]

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Uncategorized

Where Were You Living Forty Years Ago? My Experience With Background Checks

September 21, 2015by Susan Davis

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 […]

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Academic Freedom

Fortyone heads of departments and programs at the U of Illinois call for the reinstatement of Steven Salaita

August 23, 2015by CFA

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 […]

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AAUP, Board of Trustees, shared governance

Call for Release of Complete Information about the Scandal

August 16, 2015by CFA

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 […]

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Uncategorized

State University, Inc. “Department of Disgraced Administrators”

August 12, 2015by CFA

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shared governance, Transparency

State University, Inc.: “Don’t Look Back”

January 26, 2015by CFA

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Academic Freedom, Comic, Commentary, shared governance

CAFT Report on the Steven Salaita Case: Serious Violations of Shared Governance and Due Process

December 24, 2014by Susan Davis

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 […]

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Academic Freedom, News and announcements

Where We Are Now

December 3, 2014by CFA

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, […]

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Commentary

Academic Freedom and the Board of Trustees at the University of Illinois: A Historical Perspective

October 9, 2014by Susan Davis

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 […]

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Academic Freedom, Commentary, shared governance, Uncategorized
Dear Alma

Dear Alma: A New Ethics Test?

September 14, 2014by Susan Davis

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 […]

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Academic Freedom, Dear Alma, shared governance, Transparency

CFA Statement Regarding Calls to Boycott the University of Illinois

September 13, 2014by CFA

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 […]

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Academic Freedom, Collective Bargaining, shared governance, Unionization

Meet Us at the Alma Mater, Noon, Thursday, September 11

September 8, 2014by Susan Davis

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 […]

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Academic Freedom, Collective Bargaining, News and announcements, Non-Tenure Track Faculty, NTT, Pay and Benefits, shared governance, Transparency, Uncategorized, Unionization

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