Tag: Faculty Assembly Resolution
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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…
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Trustees Refuse to Support Adding Faculty to Board
What happened at today’s public meeting of the Board of Trustees was a remarkable example of the problems with shared governance at Miami, and clear evidence of the need to pass the Faculty Assembly Resolution in its entirety. The Board was presented with a resolution supported by 95% of faculty — the Faculty Assembly Resolution…
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WE WON!! 95% voted YES on Faculty Assembly Resolution
Happy Solstice! There’s finally a glimmer of brighter days ahead — not least because the Resolution on Shared Governance and Budget Transparency has overwhelmingly passed. More than half of you took time to vote during the very busiest part of the semester. 95% of you supported the resolution. This is your victory. Thanks to all who…
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Building Better Shared Governance: FAQ
Update 11/19/20: Voting has begun! Vote here ASAP — deadline December 9. We have been assured by Miami’s parliamentarian, Rob Withers, that voting is secure and that he is the only one with access to the voting form and its results (Google Forms was used because the usual Faculty Assembly voting system is only set up…