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Welcome to the Monthly AAUP Newsletter!
If you have an announcement you’d like to be included in this newsletter, please send it to aaup.mizzou@gmail.com.
Upcoming in our AAUP Chapter
Our Advocacy Day in Jeff City is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 10 am-2 pm. We will be talking to legislators about academic freedom. The contact person for this event is Martha Kelly <mmfkelly@gmail.com>. Email her with queries or if you would like to carpool.
If you would like to attend Advocacy Day, please plan to attend the Advocacy Day Training on Fri April 5, 3-4 pm in A&S Bldg 312A.
General Faculty Meeting, Weds April 3, 3:30-5:00 pm, Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union Join us for this meeting! It will be livestreamed, but you must be present in person to ask questions. You can submit questions anonymously in advance via this Qualtrics form before April 1. Followed by a social–see below!
Directly following the General Faculty Meeting: AAUP Social, November 1, 5:15-6:30 pm, ITAP Brewery, 308 S. 9th St. Debrief from the General Faculty Meeting, meet new & old friends who are passionate about shared governance and academic freedom!
ICYMI
On Feb 23, AAUP hosted a Legislative Forum, co-sponsored by MU’s Graduate and Professional Council (GPC) and Associated Students of the University of Missouri (ASUM). We heard from local representatives Kathy Steinhoff and David Tyson Smith about bills related to education proposed for the 2024 session. They highlighted SB749 (removing UM’s exclusive right to grant doctoral degrees) and SB1075 (increasing the number of credits transfer students could bring to public universities) as two bills relevant to Mizzou.
Our Work in National Context
University of Pennsylvania’s AAUP chapter held a protest of the administration's attempts to quash academic freedom and speech.
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), which the AAUP is affiliated with, has adopted a resolution pressing for the “End of the Israel-Hamas War by Negotiated Bilateral Cease-Fire, Promoting Steps Toward a Two-State Solution for Israeli and Palestinian Self-Determination.”
Alabama passed a comprehensive anti-DEI bill targeting public schools at all level as well as state agencies.
Indiana passed a law that can be used to revoke tenure for professors who “don’t promote intellectual diversity.”
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Sincerely,
Mizzou AAUP Leadership
President: Steve Karian
Vice President: Martha Kelly
Secretary: Rose Metro
Treasurer: Jim Van Dyke
Executive Committee: Jenny Bossaller, Sam Cohen, Noah Heringman, Seth Howes, Rabia Gregory, Ted Koditschek, Noel Kopriva, Chuck Munter, Charles Nilon, Srirupa Prasad, Carol Ward
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