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Letter of Support from American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association has weighed in to support the Miami faculty at risk of unfair termination and the staff member who unwillingly resigned under duress. The Association joins over 2000 signers of our petition demanding the reversal of the administration’s decision. Much gratitude for the support! Dr. Gregory Crawford, President Office of the President213…
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Updates on Iboga issue
We are grateful to the Miami community and to the research community nationwide who share our concerns about academic freedom and the unfair terminations proposed for two of our tenured colleagues. As of today, our petition in support of the faculty as well as the conservatory manager (who was forced to resign) has over 700…
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MU faculty at risk of unjust termination
A situation of grave concern to Miami faculty, staff, and students is currently unfolding on campus. Two Miami professors are under threat of what we believe to be unfair and unnecessary termination, and a staff member has been forced to resign. Please support your colleagues by signing our petition to Miami leadership. Last fall, the…
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Two End-of-Semester Wins
AAUP members and friends, A couple of important successes yesterday we need to tell you about—we’ve won a victory against precarity at Miami through the new TCPL* policy Senate passed yesterday, plus a victory for shared governance by challenging and halting the overweening Arrest Reporting Policy passed last session. Success #1: Yesterday, Senate passed a policy…
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Committee on faculty composition begins its work
As at many universities these days, the majority of classes at Miami are taught by non-tenure track faculty (TCPL, visiting faculty, and part-timers). These instructors lack the economic security and academic freedom that tenure-line faculty enjoy. Miami’s teacher-scholar model is threatened when the majority of faculty are precarious employees. So AAUP has been arguing for…
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Free speech and the university
A couple of important items related to academic freedom: 1) “Over the weekend, during a speech to activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference, President Trump pledged to issue an executive order that would deny federal research funds to colleges and universities that do not ‘support free speech.’ AAUP’s position on this is clear. We…
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A successful resolution to the Wright State strike!
Miami AAUP congratulates our tough colleagues down the road at Wright State on a successful resolution to their three-week strike. Read more about the negotiations and resolution here.
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Update on Important Senate Academic Freedom Actions
Last year, University Senate passed two important resolutions supported by AAUP. We have news for you on both fronts. One (18.11) was to update Miami Policy to protect tenure and ensure academic freedom and due process rights for non-tenure-line faculty. The other (18.12) requested the formation of an ad-hoc committee to make recommendations on faculty composition and to…
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How to support non-tenure-track faculty at department level
We’ve just shared an important document with all chairs and program directors at Miami: Supporting NTT Faculty: Considerations for Departments and Programs. Please talk to your departmental leadership and ask that it be discussed. Non-tenure-track faculty across all divisions and ranks were involved in the development of “Supporting NTT Faculty.” It addresses essential issues affecting non-tenure…