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AAUP-Oregon News March 2016

  Mar 16, 2016     1767 Views     Comments Off on AAUP-Oregon News March 2016  

In this Issue: Register Now for AAUP-OR Annual Member Meeting April 23rd President's Column by José Padin A Better Oregon Update by Margaret Butler In the News: Inside Higher Ed: Wisconsin system and tenure The Atlantic: what Americans think about access to education Chapter Updates: United Academics at UO by Michael Dreiling OSU-AAUP by Tony Vogt PSU-AAUP by Pam Miller  

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President’s Column: Our Annual Member Meeting: A Big Deal

  Mar 16, 2016     1355 Views     Comments Off on President’s Column: Our Annual Member Meeting: A Big Deal  

by José Padin, President The annual member meeting of Oregon’s American Association of University Professors — it is coming up on April 23rd-- is a big deal to us.   Big deal. Because AAUP-Oregon is the member-led, member-driven organization of faculty and academic professionals in Oregon. At the annual meeting, elected member-leaders report back on the progress made on the strategic priorities given us by the base at the prior meeting. Two top priorities decided by the member base last year were: (1) faculty and student relations with new Boards of Trustees, (2) defending our rights to organize against anti-academic…

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