American Association of University Professors - The University of Iowa chapter

Reduction in Research Support Must Stop -- Chapter president Katherine Tachau published a guest column in the Daily Iowan addressing the chapter's concern with the reduction in research support at the University of Iowa. (view pdf)

Gartner Defends Academic Freedom -- Former Iowa board of regents president Michael G. Gartner published a full-page op-ed piece in The Des Moines Register concerning the controversy surrounding ISU's Harkin Institute and recent decisions that clearly violate academic freedom. (view)

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.

Events

Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee of the Chapter meets monthly during the academic year to consider relevant campus issues. Our next meeting will be in late August or September. All AAUP members are invited to attend our meetings.

Annual Meeting & AAUP Iowa Conference Meeting

The annual meeting of the University of Iowa chapter of the AAUP and the spring meeting of the AAUP Iowa Conference took place on Saturday, April 13, 2013, in 116 Art Building West. Iowa Board of Regents President Craig Lang and President Pro Tem Bruce Rastetter spoke. Following their remarks members of a faculty panel as well as audience members asked questions of the speakers.

Tenure Workshop

The annual AAUP Promotion and Tenure Workshop took place on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 7:00-9:00 pm (reception at 6:30 pm), in Art Building West, Room 116. This workshop addressed issues such as “unwritten” tenure rules, handling setbacks, the importance of mentors, and maintaining documentation.

LWV Legislative Forum

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. 26, 2013, 9:30-11:30 am at the North Liberty Community Center. 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.