Blog Posts: From 2016 to June, 2024

2024 

WA AAUP Chapters Address Senators Murray and Cantwell (5/7/24)

On May 7, 2024, the presidents of the AAUP chapters of Whitman College, UW, and WSU wrote to U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell to draw their attention to “escalating attacks on academic freedom” and to call on them “to stand up in defense of the core values of free speech, free association, and academic freedom” in Washington. Read the letter.

Endorsement of the Statement “In Defense of the Right to Free Speech and Peaceful Protest on University Campuses” by the AAUP (5/4/24)

“The AAUP and its chapters defend the right to free speech and peaceful protest on university campuses, condemn the militarized response by institutional leaders to these activities, and vehemently oppose the politically motivated assault on higher education… The way forward is through education and dialogue, not through zip-ties and fear-mongering.”

Full statement from the AAUP and list of chapter signatories, including the WCAAUP chapter: In Defense of the Right to Free Speech and Peaceful Protest on University Campuses.

Annual Report for 2023-2024 (5/3/24)

In 2023-2024, we focused on strengthening faculty power and solidarity. We aimed to:

1.Organize for appropriate faculty compensation;
2. Practice budget activism against austerity;
3.Secure academic freedom at Whitman College.

Our work included…

Fall of 2023          

(a) A letter of concern in October, 2023, about the historical structuring and late timing of new faculty compensation. Starting in August, 2024, new faculty will be paid earlier and compensated for new trainings and relocation.
(b) Affirming our students’ right to academic freedom in an October 11, 2023, letter, and re-affirming it at the student walkout for Palestine in April, 2024.
(c) Meeting with President Bolton in November, 2023, to share chapter concerns about the current circulation and content of speech at Whitman. The president affirmed academic freedom in an email, “Responding to community concerns, questions, and needs” later that month.
(d) Advancing chapter member questions to the hiring committee for the new provost and dean of the faculty (PDOF) in November, 2023.
(e) Continuing to work closely with the Academic Freedom and Due Process Committee in the effort to obtain a high-level college endorsement of the Statement on Academic Freedom, and to ensure an appropriate listserv moderation policy.
(f) Initiating the “Law and the Academy” faculty discussion series, which convened to discuss affirmative action (November, 2023), labor unions (February, 2024), and academic freedom (April, 2024).

Spring of 2024          

(a) Offering opportunities for chapter members to support the WSJP-SAC work on divestment from Israel in January, 2024.
(b) Circulating a memo of facts and questions on faculty compensation at Whitman in February, 2024.
(c) Working with the Faculty Committee on Compensation on said questions.
(d) Re-circulating material from the recent WCAAUP past re: austerity, collectively analyzing the tenure-track hiring pause announced in March, and pondering junior-senior housing budgets publicized in April, 2024.
(e) Organizing around the National Day of Action for Higher Education for the Public good in April, 2024.
(f) Advancing deliberations on the need for academic representation on, and academic freedom and shared governance training for, the Board of Trustees.
(g) Beginning to research shifts in labor due to budget cuts and increasing clerical and administrative responsibilities of the faculty.

Thank you to colleagues who read and responded to emails, shared links, attended meetings, drafted and supported institutional and public-facing documents, and initiated other key work for shared governance, academic freedom, and the economic security of Whitman faculty.

Please direct your questions to the 2024-2025 chapter officers Jack Jackson (president), Lisa Uddin (vice president), and Xiaobo Yuan (secretary/treasurer).

Election of Officers Results (5/3/24)

As of May, 2024, the president of the chapter is Jack Jackson (Associate Professor of Politics), the vice president is Lisa Uddin (Associate Professor of Art History and Visual Culture Studies, and Paul Garett Fellow), and the Secretary-Treasurer is Xiaobo Yuan (Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Religion).

National Day of Action, April 17 – An Endorsement (3/29/24)

The Whitman College Chapter of the AAUP endorses the National Day of Action for Higher Education by the national AAUP. The Day of Action is April 17, 2024.

Law & the Academy 2/3: Faculty Labor Unions (2/21/24)

The second meeting of the “Law & the Academy” discussion series took place on Tuesday, February 6th, at the Baker Center. The discussion concerned the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision (and dissent) on faculty unionization (NLRB v. Yeshiva University) and a brief summary of recent applications/interpretations of the decision. (Relevant additional reading: The AAUP’s policy statement on collective bargaining; a recent collective bargaining agreement between Occidental College’s NTT faculty and that college.)

2023

Academic Freedom and Divestment Debate (11/29/23)

On November 28, 2023, the officers of the AAUP chapter issued a letter concerning academic freedom and the divestment debate.

Law & the Academy 1/3: Affirmative Action (11/15/23)

On November 11, 2023, Prof. Jack Jackson and Prof. Timothy Kaufman-Osborn co-facilitated the first discussion from the Law & the Academy series. Titled “Affirmative Action,” the discussion focused on the Supreme Court case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (2023) and its implications for higher education. The Department of Politics and the AAUP chapter co-sponsored the event.

Letter on New Faculty Compensation (10/27/23)

On October 13, 2023, on behalf of the Whitman College Chapter of the AAUP, the chapter’s officers wrote to the elected faculty representatives on the Faculty Committee on Compensation (carbon copying the college’s president, provost and dean of the faculty, and vice president for finance and administration). The letter highlights growing concerns about need to better support new faculty during their period of transition to assume their posts at the college.

Chapter Officers Affirm Students’ Academic Freedom (10/27/23)

On October 11, 2023, officers of the Whitman College Chapter of the AAUP issued a statement to reaffirm the importance of academic freedom at the college as well as students’ rights to freedom for association, freedom of inquiry and expression, and freedom of the press.

2023-24 Chapter Info Sheet (One Page) (10/10/23)

At the national and institutional levels, the AAUP has been instrumental in introducing and defending academic freedom, shared governance, and the institution of tenure. Read about the AAUP’s mission, the Whitman chapter’s goals, and our recent and historical accomplishments in this this one-page info sheet.

Join Us at the First Chapter Meeting of the Semester! (8/27/23)

Connect with chapter members.
Welcome new faculty.
Dive into crucial questions:
          What is my job? What are professors’ rights and responsibilities?
          Who is my boss? Who governs my work?
Discuss advocacy priorities for 2023-24.
Learn about the AAUP’s mission.

Time: Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, 4 p.m.
Place: FVC Gallery, 420 Main St.
Join the conversation and shape the future of our institution!
We hope to see you there!

Annual Report for 2022-2023 (7/2/23)

This academic year, the chapter focused on strengthening faculty power and solidarity. We broadly aimed to:

1. Advance the teacher-scholar model;
2. Organize for appropriate faculty compensation.

Our key work included:

(1) Advocating for affordable faculty housing. We worked closely with the Faculty Committee on Compensation; We issued a “Statement of Principles Regarding the Housing Crisis in Walla Walla.”
(2) Successfully amending the Faculty Code to require a faculty-led periodic reviews of the provost and the president. This was the culmination of 5+ years of work by chapter.
(3) Defending the 9-month academic year contract, demanding fair compensation, and affirming faculty expertise vis-à-vis the proposed summer advising program. The chapter issued two public statements and initiated conversations in Divisions and Faculty meetings.

Additional projects and discussions:

(a) Working closely with the Academic Freedom and Due Process Committee in the ongoing effort to secure institutional endorsement of the Statement on Academic Freedom;
(b) Continuing discussions about how the 30% pay cut for year-long sabbaticals undermines the College’s commitment to equality;
(c) Advancing deliberations on the need for academic representation on the Board of Trustees;
(d) Opening discussion about changes to the Salary Continuation Plan;
(e) Deliberating about securing legal counsel on matters relating to faculty contracts;
(f) Inaugurating a semi-weekly faculty “hour of power” for chapter members on Fridays at 5pm;
(g) Other projects and discussions.

Thank you to all colleagues who read and responded to emails, shared links, attended meetings, drafted and supported institutional and public-facing documents, and initiated other key work for shared governance, academic freedom, and the economic security of Whitman’s faculty!

Successful Motion to Review the President and Provost (3/11/23)

At its meeting on March 8, 2023, the faculty approved a motion to amend the Faculty Code to require a periodic review of the college’s president and provost by the elected faculty representatives on the Committee of Division Chairs (or their faculty delegates). Each review is to be collaborative and in accordance with AAUP principles. The faculty conducting the review are to convey the full results to the supervisor of the person under review as well as to the faculty (in a manner that “adheres to the AAUP principles on confidentiality and shared governance”). The ultimate goal is to promote the quality of education at the college by stimulating and sustaining shared governance and the improvement and accountability of senior leadership. The motion was put forth by Profs. Jack Jackson and Lisa Uddin, vice president and president of the AAUP chapter. The motion was informed by a 2018 internal report by a subcommittee of the chapter, subsequent deliberations within the chapter, and conversations with each of the college’s divisions. The motion passed with 61 votes in support (against two opposed).

Statement on Academic Advising (2/15/23)

On February 14, 2023, the Whitman College Chapter of the AAUP issued a statement concerning the implementation of summer pre-major advising. At present, the chapter “takes no position on the wisdom and utility of summer academic advising” in a general sense. Instead, the chapter reaffirms:

• “the necessity for shared governance in which all faculty are meaningful participants prior to the creation of new programs that require faculty labor and expertise;

• “the Whitman faculty’s knowledge and experience in teaching and academic advising;

• “the importance of summer for both faculty scholarship, including faculty-student scholarship, and intellectual renewal;

• “the necessity of fair compensation for those trained faculty and staff who may voluntarily pursue extra teaching labors during summer;

• “the decision of the faculty… to modify the faculty code… in 2022 to provide the following injunction: “Because faculty are hired for nine months of teaching responsibilities, no faculty member will be penalized for not taking on formal teaching or advising duties during the three-month period following the deadline for final submission of Spring semester grades (in May). (04/19/2022)” See Ch. I, Art. IV, Sec. 3, A1.”

The February 14, 2023, statement by the chapter affirms the values and principles above and expresses the concern that the imposition of summer advising by the administration undermines these same values and principles. The statement is accompanied by a timeline of the introduction of summer advising at the college.

2022

Whitman Wire Article about the Statement on Affordable Housing (10/24/22)

On October 20, 2022, the Whitman Wire published an article about our chapter’s Statement on Affordable Housing.

Statement on Affordable Housing (10/6/22)

On October 5, 2022, the Whitman College Chapter of the AAUP issued a Statement on Affordable Housing for Whitman Faculty. The statement:

• Asserts that the housing crisis in Walla Walla is of significant concern to our members;

• Calls for the immediate creation of a new benefits program to address the housing crisis;

• Expresses solidarity with efforts on this issue by the Faculty Committee on Compensation;

• Provides links to housing benefits policies at similar institutions of higher education.

Selected Activity from the Spring of 2022 (9/10/22)

During the spring semester of 2022, the chapter and its members:

• • Continued to speak up for equity and transparency with regard to in-person teaching mandates, with measured results.

  • Interpreted and shared the findings from the external financial analysis of Whitman College. (See the FAQ about the external analysis here.)

  • Worked with the Academic Freedom and Due Process Committee to join a multi-university effort and propose a resolution “Defending Academic Freedom to Teach About Race and Gender Justice and Critical Race Theory.” The faculty voted on and approved the resolution.

  • Engaged with department and division chairs over plans to institute online summer pre-major advising, and issued a statement of concern over processes and policies that resulted in the formalization of that plan.

  • (Select chapter members) initiated a successful motion to amend the Faculty Code to prevent retaliative administrative action against faculty who do not advise over the summer.

  • Turned our focus to rebuilding faculty power in light of the “financial sustainability review,” results from the external financial analysis, and the change in the college president. Specifically, we aim to:

• • • • Advance the teacher-scholar model at Whitman (by advocating for practices, policies, and programs that sustain it);

      • Organize for appropriate faculty compensation (knowledgeably, broadly, and equitably defined).

External Financial Analysis of Whitman College (February, 2022) (9/10/22)

The external financial analysis (Download the FAQ here) took place in response to the 2020-2021 “financial sustainability review” and subsequent changes to the college’s budgets. Faculty, staff, alumni, students, and community members funded the external analysis. Dr. Howard Bunsis, Professor of Accounting at Eastern Michigan University, and certified public accountant, conducted it. Some key findings from the analysis were that:

• Between 2020-2021 alone, there was an astonishing increase in Whitman College’s endowment.

• Whitman’s credit rating was ranked as “Excellent” by Moody’s credit agency, very close to meeting the criteria for “Exceptional.”

• Whitman received $3.9M in Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds. $2.2M of this amount was fully discretionary. $1.7M went to Student Aid.

• “The cuts that were made in 2021 fell most heavily on instruction, and most lightly on administration (institutional support).”

• Since 2017, Whitman has seen a dramatic drop in the salaries of its faculty at all ranks relative to the Panel of 13 [comparison peer institutions]. No comparable data about staff salaries (not in administrative positions) are available.

Selected Activity from the Fall of 2021 (9/8/22)

Chapter members launched a fundraiser for an independent external financial analysis of Whitman College in response to the college’s 2020-2021 financial sustainability review (FSR) and questions about the FSR’s initiation.

Chapter Officers for 2022-2024 (9/8/22)

As of June, 2022, the president of the chapter is Lisa Uddin (Associate Professor of Art History and Visual Culture Studies, and Paul Garett Fellow), the vice president is Jack Jackson (Associate Professor of Politics), and the secretary-treasurer is Pavel Blagov (Associate Professor of Psychology).

2021

Three Asks of the Presidential Search Committee (11/9/21)

In early November, the AAUP chapter contacted Danielle Garbe Reser’97, Chair of the Presidential Search Committee, and made the requests below of the search committee’s members.

The Three Requests

• A request to include the chapter among those groups from the college community that will have a chance to meet with candidates for present selected for campus visits.

• A request that each of these candidates be asked to respond to three specific questions about academic freedom and one question about open searches’ pros and cons in the selection of future presidents.

• A request that, once an individual is hired, their responses to the four questions be made known to the entire college community.

Unprecedented High Membership (5/20/21)

As of May of 2021, the Whitman College Chapter of the AAUP has 62 dues-paying members, its largest known number of members since it founding in 1916.

Selected Activity from Spring of 2021 (5/20/21)

The Whitman College Chapter of the AAUP continued to facilitate faculty education, discussions, and advocacy throughout the semester. A partial list of activities includes the following.

• • We provided forums for discussion of issues related to “Financial Sustainability Review” (FSR).

  • We generated questions for and intensively participated in the trustee-faculty forum about the FSR.

  • We collected and distributed testimonials about the importance of sabbatical leave to the excellence of teaching and scholarship at the college.

  • We joined and spoke at a student-organized protest of the FSR.

  • We advocated at faculty meetings for actions to develop and improve faculty-trustee relations.

  • We authored three resolutions that were passed by the faculty on April 14, 2021:

    • Advocacy for retaining provost (rather than trustee) control over each year’s initial NTT (non-tenure track) staffing plan, and for restoring multi-year contracts for NTT faculty.

    • Registration of opposition to the extended sabbatical timeline, and support for the model proposed by the FSR faculty representatives.

      • (The trustees decided to adopt a less generous policy for the timeline of sabbatical eligibility of tenured faculty members — one that had not been recommended by the “FSR” committee on academic affairs, whose members were unable to reach consensus in this matter. The faculty members of that committee submitted to the Board of Trustees a letter separate from the committee’s report, but that letter was not released to the rest of the faculty.)

    • Advocacy for an open search for the next college president.

  • Asked the faculty to consider a motion resisting trustee intervention in the process for selecting amongst sabbatical applications.

  • Participated in National Debt Reveal Day, together with 32 other colleges, universities, and educational organizations.

  • The chapter elected Associate Professor of Religion Lauren Osborne to become its new vice president.

Selected Activity from Winter Break, 2020-2021 (5/20/21)

• • The Whitman College Chapter of the AAUP discussed and endorsed the statement “Zoom and Academic Freedom in the Time of Pandemic” by the Committee on Academic Freedom and Due Process.

  • We advocated successfully for greater and individual faculty choice in determining the extent of online vs. in-person instruction in the Spring of 2021 semester.

Participation in the FSR and Change in Leadership (5/20/21)

In the Fall of 2021, the chapter’s president, Associate Professor of Art History and Visual Culture Studies and Garrett Fellow, Lisa Uddin, was elected as one of the faculty’s representatives on the “Financial Sustainability Review” committees. Consequently, she transferred the chapter’s presidency to former Vice President Arielle Cooley, Associate Professor of Biology and Garrett Fellow.

A Call to Action (5/20/21)

In the Fall of 2020, in light of the rushed “Financial Sustainability Review” (FSR) initiated by the Board of Trustees, the Whitman College Chapter of the AAUP issued A Call to Action, asking the college’s president to:

• • Increase transparency about the college’s finances;

  • Inform and engage the faculty regarding ideas for major cuts before any decisions are made;

  • Commit publicly to following through with the recommendations of the FSR committees;

  • Provide a vigorous justification for a liberal arts education in today’s world.

(The college’s president did not respond affirmatively to this Call to Action and did not commit to following through with the FSR committees’ recommendations, nor did the Board of Trustees follow the recommendations with complete fidelity.)

2020

Statement on Discontinuation of Multi-year Contracts for Contingent Faculty (10/13/20)

On October 12, 2020, the Whitman College chapter of the AAUP issued this statement on the discontinuation of multi-year contracts for contingent faculty. From the statement: “We believe that the College’s decision to abandon established practice by eliminating multi-year contracts for qualified and essential contingent faculty, including athletic coaches is short-sighted at best.”

Whitman Wire Article Includes AAUP Perspectives (9/10/20)

A September 10, 2020, article by Lena Friedman, a student reporter with the Whitman Wire, addressed the college’s response to pandemic-related budget challenges. It included interviews with leaders of Whitman’s AAUP chapter.

Whitman’s AAUP Chapter Supports #ScholarStrike and All Instructors Who Partake in It (9/5/20)

On September 5, 2020, Whitman College’s AAUP chapter issued a statement on the upcoming #ScholarStrike on September 8 and 9, expressing “vigorous support” for the event an all Whitman instructors who partake in it.
Black Lives Matter!

Facts About the Budget and the Endowment (8/12/20)

To inform the faculty’s reasoning about budget-related matters at the time of pandemic-related austerity, AAUP chapter members have put together two fact sheets. They are based on publicly available information about school budgets and the college’s endowment. The fact sheets are:

• A top-paid employee compensation comparison of Whitman with its peer institutions (relative to the schools’ operating budgets);

• Comments on the endowment in comparison to peer institutions.

“Long-Term Costs to Short-Term Cuts” (8/7/20)

On August 6, 2020, the AAUP chapter issued a compendium of community-generated concerns about the long-term costs from austerity measures.

AAUP Action in Memorial Hall (8/7/20)

On August 5, 2020, the AAUP chapter staged an action outside of Memorial Hall with placards. The chapter’s president read the Equity Letter to the college president. Thank you to all members who attended!

Transparency Letter to the College President and Her Cabinet (8/7/20)

On August 3, 2020, the AAUP chapter sent a Transparency Letter to the college’s president and her cabinet. Based on research by the chapter’s “budget cuts” group, the letter aimed to promote transparency in administration-faculty communications, to solicit information needed by the faculty to understand important decisions being made by the administration, and to request due consultation with the faculty leadership on all decisions. The Transparency Letter contained three specific requests for information. It was circulated to the faculty at large.

Equity Letter to the Chair of the Faculty and the President’s Cabinet (8/7/20)

On August 2, 2020, the AAUP chapter sent the faculty chair an Equity Letter with a request that it be presented to the college president and her cabinet. The letter reflected on the administration’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and associated budgetary concerns. It asserted the principles of shared governance and that consultation with the faculty on measures that affect the college’s mission is essential. The letter contained specific recommendations on how to make any budgetary adjustments equitable to minimize disparities and protect the Whitman student experience. The Equity Letter was circulated to the faculty at large.

Budget-related Recommendations (6/12/20)

In anticipation of the Board of Trustees’ budget-planning meeting for the 2020-2021 year, the WC chapter of the AAUP made a list of recommendations available to the President’s Cabinet. This list of selected budget-related recommendations emerged from the work of multiple AAUP working groups and surveying of the faculty about the college’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The chapter officers thank everyone who contributed to the process by taking part in the working groups, contributing survey responses, participating in the “Budget 101” meeting, and in other ways.

“Budget 101 with Staff and Faculty” (10/10/20)

On June 10, 2020, to promote communication between the faculty and the administration about the college’s response to Covid-19, the AAUP chapter hosted an online presentation and question-and-answer session about budget matters with the college’s chief financial officer.

Faculty Survey about the College’s Covid-19 Response (6/10/20)

To promote communication between the faculty and the administration about the college’s response to Covid-19 next academic year, on March 31, the college’s AAUP chapter made available to the faculty a report on the Spring 2020 survey of faculty opinions about the college’s Covid-19 response.

Motion About Unauthorized Classroom Recording (5/12/20)

Together with the Academic Freedom and Due Process Committee (AFDPC), we co-sponsored a motion to the floor of the faculty to prohibit unauthorized recordings during classes without express permission from the instructor. The motion passed with 90% approval. (This does not infringe upon the rights of students who have authorization to carry out certain forms of recording for disability accommodation purposes.)

Friendly Input Regarding the Code of Student Conduct (5/12/20)

The AAUP chapter expresses its gratitute to the Committee on Student Affairs, Office of the Dean of Students, and the Academic Resource Center for their diligent work to revise the student rights and responsibilities text in the Student Handbook. At the request of the WCAAUP, these groups agreed to table suggested changes about “emotional harm” until the faculty as a whole could revisit the issue at a later date.

Welcoming New Faculty (5/12/20)

To disseminate information about the AAUP, and to encourage participation and membership in the Whitman College AAUP, chapter representatives met with the incoming new faculty cohort before the start of the Fall 2019 semester.

Promoting Shared Governance (5/12/20)

Many AAUP members were in support of a motion to the floor of the faculty by colleagues who proposed the formation of the ad hoc Faculty Governance Committee. After the motion’s approval in February, 2019, the AAUP chapter supported the committee’s effort to conduct a review of faculty governance at the college (and to consider alternative models).

2019

Faculty Urges NNCU to Preserve Academic Freedom (5/24/19)

On March 25, 2019, the Whitman College faculty approved unanimously a motion to urge the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NCCU) to preserve and retain language regarding academic freedom in its revised standards for the accreditation of institutions of higher education. The Colleges AAUP chapter and the Academic Freedom and Due Process Committee cosponsored the motion.

Discussion about Academic Freedom and Shared Governance (5/13/19)

On April 1, in the Olin Hall Auditorium, Prof. Risa Lieberwitz, AAUP General Counsel, gave the William O. Douglas lecture “Academic Freedom & Collective Action,” an event sponsored by The Robert and Mabel Groseclose Endowed Lecture Fund and the Department of Politics. Earlier that day, Whitman College’s AAUP chapter cosponsored a discussion with Prof. Risa Lieberwitz, AAUP General Counsel, about issues of academic freedom and shared governance.

Discussion about Recording in the Classroom (5/13/19)

In March of 2019, the Academic Freedom and Due Process Committee at Whitman College organized and hosted a discussion about faculty rights and student disability accommodations regarding recording in the classroom. AAUP chapter members attended and participated in the event.

Promoting Review of Faculty Governance (5/13/19)

In February of 2019, the Whitman College faculty voted to create an ad hoc committee to review the structure of faculty governance at the College. The College’s AAUP chapter supported the efforts that led to the vote and formation of the committee.

Informational Gathering (5/13/19)

In May of 2018, the Whitman College AAUP chapter hosted a social and informational gathering to educate colleagues about the AAUP’s and the chapter’s history and out continued efforts at the College.

2017

New Resources: Institutional Data Analysis (4/9/17)

Check out the Resources page for instructions on obtaining and analyzing institutional financial data from the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System.

Under Academic Freedom Under Trump (2/3/17)

We encourage you to read the lecture Prospects for Academic Freedom Under the Trump Regime, delivered by Hank Reichman, PhD, on January 30, 2017, at Whitman College. Dr. Reichman is Chair of the national AAUP’s Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee and Professor of History at California State University, East Bay. He was invited to Whitman College by the College’s members of the Academic Freedom and Due Process Committee.

2016

New Resources (10/9/16)

• What Is Shared Governance?

• Shared Governance and Faculty Handbooks

Read Out History (8/13/16)

Check out the rich and informative account here.

Site Creation

This site was created in July, 2016, by Pavel Blagov, PhD, member of the Whitman College Chapter of the AAUP. Until June, 2024, it existed on WordPress. In June, 2034, Pavel transitioned the site's content to Google Sites.