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Union News View this newsletter online Vol. 7, Issue 4 | December 2016 The 2017 Connecticut General Assembly will convene on Jan. 4, 2017, for what is shaping up to be an even more dire session than 2016. A recent letter issued from the Office of Policy and Management reported the projected budget deficit, while shrinking by $26 million, was still at $41.6 million. Combined with the list of pre-filed bills in the House of Representatives that show a disturbing trend toward anti-immigrant and anti-state worker legislation, CSU-AAUP needs your advocacy now more than ever. The Connecticut Senate is split 18/18 this year, leaving no clear majority. We must work across both sides of the aisle on issues that matter to us. So, if quality public higher education matters to you, consider becoming an advocate and email Liz Newberg. Being an advocate doesn’t demand a great deal of your time. Sometimes, all it takes is a phone call, an email or a letter to your legislator as his or her constituent. Your voice matters and it is needed! Push Back on the “Professor Watch List”: The Professor Watchlist, which purports to expose faculty who “advance leftist propaganda in the classroom,” poses a clear threat to academic freedom. Lists like this have been used to harass and intimidate faculty, and have a chilling effect on academic freedom and free speech. To support those who have been listed, AAUP is inviting members and supporters to add their names to an open letter to the creators of the Watchlist. Please click here to add your name to this important fight for academic freedom. The Watchlist is a project of Turning Point USA, a non-profit that aims “to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government.” Turning Point’s partners include the Ayn Rand Institute and the Heritage Foundation, among others. CSU-AAUP continues work to support ongoing contract negotiations by promoting a wide variety of faculty research endeavors, publications, innovative courses, and community projects via our CSU CONNects blog and Facebook page. Beginning on January 2, 2017, CSU-AAUP will launch an advertising sponsorship on WNPR. A 30-second blurb advocating for CSU-AAUP faculty will be read on air between 9 and 10 a.m. and again between 5 and 7 p.m. through Jan. 19 on WNPR stations throughout the state. Please listen for us. Our campaign in the Hartford Courant’s Guide to Education is ongoing. Featuring content from CSUConnects, our stories can be found now through January 31, 2017. Click here to see CSU-AAUP in the Hartford Courant’s Guide to Education. As part of the same campaign, ads such as the one at right will appear throughout the Hartford Courant’s website as pop-up ads and are linked to our blog CSUConnects. CSU-AAUP leadership is also calling on interested faculty to craft op-eds on issues relating to the support of quality public higher education. To date, we have had faculty and alumni write op-eds on issues of academic freedom, state support for public higher education, and the importance of maintaining quality in our CSU system. Should you have time between semesters and wish to draft something, please email Liz Newberg and she will help you get the ball rolling. Listen in January for CSU-AAUP on WNPR: Above, an adversement that appears on the Harord Courant’s website promong the work of CSU-AAUP members. SAVE THE DATE! Public Higher Education Day of Action January 26, 2017: Facing a potential 10 percent across-the-board funding cut in 2017, students and faculty in Connecticut are caught in the cross hairs between the long-term national trend of defunding higher education and a short-term political assault of irresponsible and unjust cuts. That’s why CSU-AAUP has joined together with the Congress of Connecticut Community Colleges (the 4Cs) and UConn-AAUP Jan. 26, 2017, for this Day of Action. Click here to see an agenda for the day. Please plan your syllabus with the Day of Action in mind and join us Jan. 26, 2017, as we take to the Capitol to defend quality public higher education. Free buses will take you and your students to Hartford. The event is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., but you are welcome to come and go as you are able. Events are planned throughout the day, including a special screening of Starving the Beast . This is a new documentary that examines the systematic defunding of public higher education happening across our country. The film’s director, Steve Mims, will give a talk after the screening and also participate in a panel discussion on public higher education. Click here to see a trailer of Starving the Beast by Steve Mims. We look forward to seeing you and your students at the Day of Action on Jan. 26, 2017! The Faculty Advisory Committee to the Board of Regents for Higher Education invites proposals and welcomes participation at the Conference on Student Success and Shared Governance: Building a Better Connecticut in an Era of Fiscal Uncertainty. The conference is being held this year at Central Connecticut State University on April 7, 2017. The FAC conference celebrates student success as the realization of faculty’s mission. All submissions relevant to the theme are welcome. Of particular interest are programs or strategies that promote student engagement, improve pedagogy and curriculum, foster shared governance, and document research regarding student success. If you are interested in presenting at April’s conference, please complete the 2017 FAC conference submission form. The deadline for submissions is noon on Thursday, January 26, 2017. Registration for the conference will begin early in spring semester. For more information, please contact Conference Program Chair, Meg Leake, [email protected], Chair of the FAC, Stephen Adair, [email protected], or Vice-Chair of the FAC, Barbara Richards, [email protected]. FAC Conference on Student Success and Shared Governance Call for Papers: Contact CSU-AAUP at (860) 832-3790 or email us at [email protected] Whether you're winding down after a busy fall term or still working hard, we hope you enjoy some time off over the winter break. In case you'd like to spend some of that time writing, we want to remind you about the call for papers for the next volume of AAUP’s Journal of Academic Freedom, scheduled for publication in fall 2017. The Journal seeks scholarly articles exploring the status of academic freedom as concept and reality today. Articles might explore the challenges for academic freedom in an era of globalization, the vexed relationship between “civility” and academic freedom, the relationship between economics and academic freedom, or another academic freedom topic. If you are interested in submitting a paper, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the Journal by reading the current volume or previous volumes. See the full call for papers, which includes a number of possible questions to explore and submission guidelines. Jennifer H. Ruth, faculty editor of the Journal of Academic Freedom, recently contributed a post on Academe Blog, where she shares some of her thoughts following the presidential election and raises some additional questions about academic freedom that may inspire submissions to the Journal. Submissions will be accepted through January 31. Please direct questions to [email protected]. Source: AAUP Journal of Academic Freedom Issues a Call for Papers: Dr. William Lugo, sociology Professor at ECSU, tesfies in support of public higher educaon at the 2016 Appropriaons Commiee Hearing at the Legislave Office Building in Harord. Goodbye Ugly Sweaters; Hello Ugly Session: From CSU-AAUP President Elena Tapia: Negotiations for the CSU-AAUP/CSCU-BOR contract have continued, with one meeting of the full team in November and several small group meetings for articles on distance learning, intellectual property, and library faculty. See the latest Table Talk at www.csuaaup.org. To date, no economic package has been presented to CSU-AAUP. We expect to schedule more negotiation dates for January 2017.
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Union News
View this newsletter online
Vol 7 Issue 4 | December 2016
The 2017 Connecticut General Assembly will convene on Jan 4 2017 for what is shaping up to be an even more dire session than 2016 A recent letter issued from the Office of Policy and Management reported the projected budget deficit while shrinking by $26 million was still at $416 million Combined with the list of pre-filed bills in the House of Representatives that show a disturbing trend toward anti-immigrant and anti-state worker legislation CSU-AAUP needs your advocacy now more than ever
The Connecticut Senate is split 1818 this year leaving no clear majority We must work across both sides of the aisle on issues that matter to us So if quality public higher education matters to you consider becoming an advocate and email Liz Newberg
Being an advocate doesnrsquot demand a great deal of your time Sometimes all it takes is a phone call an email or a letter to your legislator as his or her constituent
Your voice matters and it is needed
Push Back on the
ldquoProfessor Watch Listrdquo
The Professor Watchlist which purports to expose faculty who ldquoadvance leftist propaganda in the classroomrdquo poses a clear threat to academic freedom Lists like this have been used to harass and intimidate faculty and have a chilling effect on academic freedom and free speech
To support those who have been listed AAUP is inviting members and supporters to add their names to an open letter to the creators of the Watchlist
Please click here to add your name to this important fight for academic freedom
The Watchlist is a project of Turning Point USA a non-profit that aims ldquoto identify educate train and organize students to promote the principles of fiscal responsibility free markets and limited governmentrdquo
Turning Pointrsquos partners include the Ayn Rand Institute and the Heritage Foundation among others
CSU-AAUP continues work to support ongoing contract negotiations by promoting a wide variety of faculty research endeavors publications innovative courses and community projects via our CSU CONNects blog and Facebook page Beginning on January 2 2017 CSU-AAUP will launch an advertising sponsorship on WNPR A 30-second blurb advocating for CSU-AAUP faculty will be read on air between 9 and 10 am and again between 5 and 7 pm through Jan 19 on WNPR stations throughout the state Please listen for us Our campaign in the Hartford Courantrsquos Guide to Education is ongoing Featuring content from CSUConnects our stories can be found now through January 31 2017 Click here to see CSU-AAUP in the Hartford Courantrsquos Guide to Education As part of the same campaign ads such as the one at right will appear throughout the Hartford Courantrsquos website as pop-up ads and are linked to our blog CSUConnects CSU-AAUP leadership is also calling on interested faculty to craft op-eds on issues relating to the support of quality public higher education To date we have had faculty and alumni write op-eds on issues of academic freedom state support for public higher education and the importance of maintaining quality in our CSU system Should you have time between semesters and wish to draft something please email Liz Newberg and she will help you get the ball rolling
Listen in January for
CSU-AAUP on WNPR
Above an advertisement that appears on the
Hartford Courantrsquos website promoting the work of
CSU-AAUP members
SAVE THE DATE
Public Higher Education
Day of Action
January 26 2017
Facing a potential 10 percent across-the-board funding cut in 2017 students and faculty in Connecticut are caught in the cross hairs between the long-term national trend of defunding higher education and a short-term political assault of irresponsible and unjust cuts
Thatrsquos why CSU-AAUP has joined together with the Congress of Connecticut Community Colleges (the 4Cs) and UConn-AAUP Jan 26 2017 for this Day of Action
Click here to see an agenda for the day
Please plan your syllabus with the Day of Action in mind and join us Jan 26 2017 as we take to the Capitol to defend quality public higher education
Free buses will take you and your students to Hartford The event is from 830 am to 5 pm but you are welcome to come and go as you are able
Events are planned throughout the day including a special screening of Starving the Beast This is a new documentary that examines the systematic defunding of public higher education happening across our country
The filmrsquos director Steve Mims will give a talk after the screening and also participate in a panel discussion on public higher education
Click here to see a trailer of Starving the Beast by Steve Mims
We look forward to seeing you and your students at the Day of Action on Jan 26 2017
The Faculty Advisory Committee to the Board of Regents for Higher Education invites proposals and welcomes participation at the Conference on Student Success and Shared Governance Building a Better Connecticut in an Era of Fiscal Uncertainty The conference is being held this year at Central Connecticut State University on April 7 2017
The FAC conference celebrates student success as the realization of facultyrsquos mission All submissions relevant to the theme are welcome Of particular interest are programs or strategies that promote student engagement improve pedagogy and curriculum foster shared governance and document research regarding student success
If you are interested in presenting at Aprilrsquos conference please complete the 2017 FAC conference submission form The deadline for submissions is noon on Thursday January 26 2017 Registration for the conference will begin early in spring semester
For more information please contact Conference Program Chair Meg Leake leakeccsuedu Chair of the FAC Stephen Adair adairsccsuedu or Vice-Chair of the FAC Barbara Richards brichardshcccommnetedu
FAC Conference
on Student Success and
Shared Governance
Call for Papers
Contact CSU-AAUP at (860) 832-3790 or email us at newbergeccsuedu
Whether youre winding down after a busy fall term or still working hard we hope you enjoy some time off over the winter break In case youd like to spend some of that time writing we want to remind you about the call for papers for the next volume of AAUPrsquos Journal of Academic Freedom scheduled for publication in fall 2017
The Journal seeks scholarly articles exploring the status of academic freedom as concept and reality today Articles might explore the challenges for academic freedom in an era of globalization the vexed relationship between ldquocivilityrdquo and academic freedom the relationship between economics and academic freedom or another academic freedom topic If you are interested in submitting a paper we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the Journal by reading the current volume or previous volumes
See the full call for papers which includes a number of possible questions to explore and submission guidelines Jennifer H Ruth faculty editor of the Journal of Academic Freedom recently contributed a post on Academe Blog where she shares some of her thoughts following the presidential election and
raises some additional questions about academic freedom that may inspire submissions to the Journal
Submissions will be accepted through January 31
Please direct questions to jafaauporg
Source AAUP
Journal of Academic
Freedom Issues a Call
for Papers
Dr William Lugo sociology Professor at ECSU testifies in support of public higher education at the 2016 Appropriations Committee Hearing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford
Goodbye Ugly Sweaters
Hello Ugly Session
From CSU-AAUP
President Elena
Tapia
Negotiations for the CSU-AAUPCSCU-BOR contract have continued with one meeting of the full team in November and several small group meetings for articles on distance learning intellectual property and library faculty
See the latest Table Talk at wwwcsuaauporg To date no economic package has been presented to CSU-AAUP We expect to schedule more negotiation dates for January 2017
