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President’s Column: First they came for the workers… Why we cannot remain silent

by José Padín, President, AAUP-OR A quick scan of the news at American colleges and universities shows just how precarious faculty rights, shared governance, and academic freedom can be. They cannot be taken for granted. To my mind, ongoing news reports bear two clear conclusions: Where faculty lack collective bargaining rights, their tenure and academic due process rights are also weak — troublingly so. Owing to a fateful 1980 Supreme Court decision, faculty (other than adjunct faculty) at  private colleges and universities lack collective bargaining rights. (See the news from Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, below). Where collective bargaining rights are…

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UO: realignment and cuts

by Michael Dreiling, President, United Academics The UO administration has begun a “realignment of resources” that includes an initial 2% cut to all major schools and divisions. We wait to hear if Athletics will be included in this belt-tightening. The UO’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) began the process of making these cuts in the last month, including cuts to several college administrative positions and dozens of pro-tem faculty. The CAS deans have been careful to emphasize that there are no plans to cut any tenured or tenure-track positions or to terminate any Career NTTF contracts. According to meetings…

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