FAM Updates
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Biologists from across the world support Miami faculty at risk of termination
Biologists from across the country and beyond have signed our petition in support of the tenured faculty recommended for termination by Miami’s administration (and of the conservatory manager who has already been forced out). They find the administration’s actions greatly concerning. Please read their comments—only a small selection of the hundreds of comments on our…
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American Botanical Society weighs in to support faculty at risk of termination
The American Botanical Society joins the American Anthropological Association and over 2,000 signers of our petition in support of the faculty at risk of termination and the conservatory manage who was been forced to resign. Read their letter to Miami administration. Here’s an excerpt: “To attempt to terminate someone who has devoted his career to…
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Come Out September 10! Stop Dangerous “Reporting Arrests” Policy
Miami colleagues: If you usually give Faculty Assembly a miss, please reconsider for the one coming up September 10 (4:15pm, Shriver Admissions Auditorium). Together—if enough of us turn up—we can stop a new Miami policy that creates significant risks for employees. Miami Senate approved the oppressive new “Reporting Arrests” policy without being given time to…
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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…