"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." -Upton Sinclair 4/16. ACTION WEDNESDAYS: ZOOM MEETING AT 9:00AM TO DISCUSS UM'S POLICY AND THE CLIMATE OF FEAR ON CAMPUS Last week we had our
For this month's newsletter, we are circulating an encrypted survey form hosted by CryptDrive in France. It offers protections that Google Forms does not. You may reply anonymously. We will report our findings in April. Please circulate this as widely as possible among your colleagues at UM. Encrypted
Fighting the Dismantlement of U.S. Higher Education Over the last two weeks, the news surrounding NSF and NIH indirect funding and the assault on diversity and equity has continued to unfold. More importantly, resistance to these authoritarian policies continues to mount. Some key highlights: 1. A group of law
As many of us reel from UM leadership's resigned response to higher education funding cuts and the assault on academic freedom, the AAUP plans to embrace action rather than embracing the "change" currently on offer in DC and in Tallahassee. We are not alone. Below are
"No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There's too much work to do." Dorothy Day Before we get rolling: please continue to share our local AAUP newsletter with your colleagues. Encourage them to subscribe. Our chapter's leadership team will be
Recent Executive Orders will harm higher education and the University of Miami. Highlights of latest news and AAUP National's response below. Scroll to the end to see what action you can take today. Unfolding Story: Federal Grants and Loans Pause Wreaks Havoc Order to pause federal grants to
-Department of Education Hit List In what will likely prove to be one of several politically motivated hit lists, the "Department of Education Watchlist" posted information about several DoE career employees. It is likely the current Presidential administration shares the aims of this group. A link to this
This February we will inaugurate our new newsletter on Ghost's opensource platform. Here is one place where you can stay informed on Faculty Senate news, University of Miami leadership decisions, national and Florida educational issues, and on AAUP activities across the nation.