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UO: working for a safe and equitable campus

  Dec 14, 2015     2276 Views     Comments Off on UO: working for a safe and equitable campus  

University of Oregon  by Michael Dreiling, President, United Academics In recent months, events off campus spoke to challenges in our own community at the University of Oregon. From the tragic shootings at Umpqua Community College to student resistance to racism at Mizzou, we see that campuses remain crucibles for larger social contradictions and injustices - as well as models for change. Safety procedures and protocol remain inadequate in many teaching facilities on our campus. Sexual assault and harassment betray the peace across our campus. Racial discrimination, violence and insensitivities upend the foundations of justice. Inexplicable inequities persist among faculty.  Our union is…

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AAUP-Oregon News November 2015

  Nov 24, 2015     6124 Views     Comments Off on AAUP-Oregon News November 2015  

President's Column by José Padin What's Going On by Margaret Butler In the News Chapter Updates: United Academics at University of Oregon Portland State University-AAUP Oregon State University       An Instrument of Privilege or Opportunity?      by José Padín, President, AAUP-Oregon A movement of university students of color and allies is spreading its lightning across the land. #blacklivesmatter is certainly guiding force motivating this movement, and this is so because at our universities black lives do not matter — not equally, not outside the slick marketing of universities. A Million-Student March has summoned demonstrations on campuses across…

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