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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 is scheduled for Mon., Feb. 13, 2012 at 7:30 pm in Schaeffer Hall, Room 137. All AAUP members are invited to attend our meetings.
The UI AAUP chapter,
the
Iowa City Education Association, the ICCSD,
and the League of Women Voters of Johnson County will co-host 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 pose questions to members of the Johnson County legislative delegation.
Tenure Workshop
The annual AAUP Tenure Workshop took place on Thurs, April 7, 2011, at 6:30 pm, in the
Adler Journalism Building. The workshop addressed issues such as “unwritten” tenure rules, handling setbacks, the importance of mentors, and maintaining documentation.
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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