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Crisis at the University of Northern Iowa -- The University of Iowa chapter of the AAUP expresses its support for and solidarity with its sister AAUP chapter at the University of Northern Iowa, United Faculty. A special edition of our newsletter addresses this crisis. The United Faculty website can be found here and their blog here. A YouTube channel was created that provides convenient access to nearly a dozen videos of faculty members addressing the crisis.
Talk by Board of Regents President Craig Lang -- On the afternoon of Feb. 23rd, the University of Iowa Chapter of the AAUP hosted a reception for Board of Regents President Craig Lang in the Schaeffer Hall Commons. President Lang expressed his commitment for increased state appropriations for the regent universities, as well as for tenure, and addressed questions from the audience.
Responses to Michael Gartner -- The recent Des Moines Register opinion piece (Sunday, July 17, 2011) in which former president of the Board of Regents Michael Gartner criticizes the faculties of the regent institutions for their light teaching loads and their participation in institutional governance resulted in responses from AAUP UI Chapter Executive Committee members Lois Cox and Katherine Tachau, from the officers of the UI Faculty Senate, and from the officers of the ISU AAUP Chapter.
Prof. David Baldus (June 23, 1935 -
June 13, 2011) -- The Iowa Chapter of the AAUP mourns the passing of Professor Baldus. A renowned legal authority on the death penalty, he likewise brought his keen insights and legal acumen to his long years of service to the AAUP. He was a valued member of the Chapter’s Executive Committee and its Committee A, assisting countless faculty colleagues. He co-authored “Reflecting on Succeeding in the System,” distributed to faculty at the annual tenure and promotion workshop, at which he was a frequent speaker. He also contributed to many other AAUP reports and policy documents. Dave Baldus’ wisdom and strong defense of AAUP values will be greatly missed.
Financial Crisis FAQs - The national AAUP has created a website devoted to answering the sort of questions that frequently arise during periods of financial stress.
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The AAUP's mission is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good.
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Events
The Executive Committee of the Chapter meets monthly to consider relevant campus issues. The next meeting will be in September, but has yet to be scheduled. Meetings are generally in Schaeffer Hall, Room 137. All AAUP members are invited to attend our meetings.
Tenure Workshop
The annual AAUP Promotion and Tenure Workshop took place on Wed., April 4, 2012, from 6:30 until 9:00 pm, in W401 Pappajohn. The workshop addressed issues such as “unwritten” tenure rules, handling setbacks, the importance of mentors, and maintaining documentation.
The UI AAUP chapter,
the
Iowa City Education Association, the ICCSD,
and the League of Women Voters of Johnson County co-hosted a legislative forum on Sat., Jan. 28, 2012,
9:30-11:30 am
at the
Emma Harvat Hall (Iowa City Council Chambers). At this forum citizens posed questions to members of the Johnson County legislative delegation.
Resources
The AAUP's Policy Documents and Reports, also known as the Redbook, contains the Association's major policy statements. Order the book from the national AAUP site. A selection of policy statements from the Redbook is available online.
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