Faculty Alliance of Miami: FAM

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  • A great day for miami!

    FAM team delivering petition to Ohio State Employment Relations Board Great news! With support from a strong majority of Miami faculty, the Faculty Alliance of Miami (FAM) is thrilled to announce that we have filed to form a union with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). On Friday, June 3rd, we submitted a petition…

  • Why FAM Will Strengthen Miami

    Dear Miami Colleagues,Congratulations on finishing your grading and on another impactful year of teaching, research, and serving our students and community! It’s been a singularly consequential spring for faculty and librarians at Miami. In January, Faculty Alliance of Miami concluded almost two years of 1-on-1 conversations during which we listened to the hopes and concerns…

  • Stop Exclusionary Education Bills Like HB 616

    The Miami AAUP Advocacy Chapter condemns HB 616 as a continuation of the ongoing assault on free speech and free ideas in education. HB 616 will prevent K-12 educators from building inclusive environments for their students, silencing voices that need to be heard. It combines Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill with elements of HB 327,…

  • Miami Faculty are Forming a Union!

    Individually, faculty lack the power to change the current situation. But here’s the good news: together, you and your colleagues can change the balance. And an overwhelming majority of you told us you strongly support organizing a union! The time has come to join the 10 unionized public universities in Ohio–and to fight to save…

  • HB 327 Testimony Workshop

    HB 327 Testimony Workshop

    UPDATE: Some of you may try to join the workshop via a Zoom meeting link with a password. If that link does not work for you, please try registering. If you oppose HB 327, the Ohio higher ed bill that poses significant threats to academic freedom and higher ed funding in Ohio, please join Miami…

  • Fall Update: The Pandemic Continues, Our Power Grows

    Fall Update: The Pandemic Continues, Our Power Grows

    Happy Labor Day, Miami colleagues! During this global pandemic and the unprecedented degradation in working and educational conditions in 2020- 2021, your Miami AAUP chapter has redoubled its efforts to assure high-quality education and faculty welfare, support academic freedom, advance the economic and professional status of the entire faculty, and represent an independent faculty voice…

  • Faculty: Voted 95% In Favor Of Improving Shared Governance. Provost & Board: Claim Miami “Exceeds” Shared Governance Norms

    Faculty: Voted 95% In Favor Of Improving Shared Governance. Provost & Board: Claim Miami “Exceeds” Shared Governance Norms

    Back in Fall of 2020, 95% of faculty voted to support the AAUP’s two-part Faculty Assembly Resolution on Shared Governance. Sadly, the Board of Trustees has now declined to take action on either of the Resolution’s requests to improve shared governance. It first refused to support adding faculty as nonvoting members. Now, it has decided…

  • Statement on Miami’s COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

    Statement on Miami’s COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

    We appreciate that Miami University has followed other Ohio colleges and universities by mandating COVID-19 vaccination for all students and employees. A successful academic year will be impossible if we cannot protect the health of our students, staff, faculty, and community. The most effective way to protect against severe illness is by vaccinating all members…

  • Watch That Exec Tree Grow!

    Watch That Exec Tree Grow!

    The Dean of Miami’s Regional campuses has become our newest Vice-President at Miami. Let’s celebrate the occasion by playing a fun game: “Watch That Exec Tree Grow!” Watch for yourself: Since 2017-2018, Miami’s high-paid executive cabinet has almost doubled. Back in 2017, Miami had six vice-presidents. In 2021, we have 11. The lower chart (2020-2021)…