On Wednesday, May 13, Prof. Stephen Kaufman sent the following message to UIUC administration. He raises concerns about shared governance in the closure of the UIUC College of Medicine. The Statutes of the University of Illinois indicate that the decision to terminate the College of Medicine would require input and a vote from its faculty. DearContinue reading “Prof. Stephen Kaufman raises concerns about shared governance in the closure of UIUC College of Medicine”
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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 August, the treatment of Professor Salaita was a serious violation of due process. With the CAFT report, the University of Illinois faculty as whole standsContinue reading “CAFT Report on the Steven Salaita Case: Serious Violations of Shared Governance and Due Process”
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, and how a faculty union could make a difference. We face the following persistent problems. Board of Trustees (BOT) Overreach: In the last year, theContinue reading “Where We 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 Murphy said that the faculty’s effort now must be to see that the way Professor Steven Salaita was treated by the university never happens again.Continue reading “Academic Freedom and the Board of Trustees at the University of Illinois: A Historical Perspective”
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 members around the world to consider, and we respect the different decisions which individuals may reach. We do believe strongly, and have stated publicly, thatContinue reading “CFA Statement Regarding Calls to Boycott the University of Illinois”
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 to bargain, while clerical staff on campus are battling the destruction of their collective bargaining agreement. Clearly, the Board of Trustees and Chancellor Wise areContinue reading “Meet Us at the Alma Mater, Noon, Thursday, September 11”
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The Little Orange & Blue Book: Quotations from Chairman Kennedy
Greetings, friends, from the Campus Faculty Association! Members of the university community have been urged to value civility as much as scholarship(1). In this spirit, we can learn much from the wisdom of the Board of Trustees on issues of the day. For this reason we are proud to present: The Little Orange & Blue Book:Continue reading “The Little Orange & Blue Book: Quotations from Chairman Kennedy”
Letter from AAUP to Chancellor Wise explains why UI actions are unacceptable
Anita Levy, from the national American Association of University Professors (AAUP), today sent a forceful letter to Chancellor Phyllis Wise stating that the AAUP is extremely concerned that the firing of Steven Salaita constitutes an “arbitrary dismissal,” an unacceptable action according to long-standing AAUP statements and policies (to which the University is formally committed). Levy argues that theContinue reading “Letter from AAUP to Chancellor Wise explains why UI actions are unacceptable”
What Can We Do about the University of Illinois Administration? Get Organized!
We are at a crisis point for faculty governance and academic freedom. Last Friday, the administration imposed a capricious and arbitrary standard of “civility,” governing what faculty are allowed to say both on and off campus. On Monday, Inside Higher Education revealed that the Chancellor was heavily lobbied by donors and University fund-raisers as she made her decision toContinue reading “What Can We Do about the University of Illinois Administration? Get Organized!”
A Letter to Chancellor Wise from Professor Michael Rothberg, August 17, 2014
We link to an excellent letter to UIUC Chancellor Phyllis Wise from Michael Rothberg, Head of the Department of English. Prof. Rothberg is also Director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies Initiative and a Conrad Humanities Scholar. From 2003-2009 he was Director of Illinois’s Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory. His website is here.
Academic Freedom and Shared Governance
From the Executive Committee of the Campus Faculty Association: Regarding the Recent Hiring Controversies and Their Implications for Shared Governance Dear Colleagues: This is an extremely dangerous moment for the future of shared governance and academic freedom at UIUC. First in the case of lecturer James Kilgore and now again in the case of ProfessorContinue reading “Academic Freedom and Shared Governance”
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