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Welcome to the New York State Conference
of the American
Association of University Professors. Our goal is to provide the
faculty of New York State an organized voice through which to discuss
concerns and communicate issues.
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Priests of Our Democracy by Marjorie Heins |
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Priests of Our Democracy tells of the teachers and professors of the McCarthy era who resisted the witch hunt, those who collaborated, and those whose battles led to landmark Supreme Court decisions. It traces the political fortunes of academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both on campus and in the courts.
Marjorie Heins is a former civil liberties lawyer; now teaching "Censorship & American Culture" at NYU. She has just completed this book on the Supreme Court and academic freedom. Marjorie will be presenting some of the research at the national AAUP conference.
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5/8/12 |
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NOMINATIONS NOTICE: New York State Conference, AAUP Spring 2013 Executive Council Elections |
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The NYSC is holding an election for the offices listed below in Spring 2013. These positions are for the Executive Council of the NYSC Steering Committee and for the NYSC delegates to the AAUP Assembly of State Conferences 2013 meeting. Any active member of the AAUP in New York State whose membership is in good standing as of July 1, 2012 and who has been a member of the Conference since July 1, 2011 may stand for election to a position on the Executive Council. Nominations will be open until November 1, 2012.
NYSC Secretary 2013-2015 and AAUP ASC Alternate Delegate 2013
NYSC Treasurer 2013-2015 and AAUP ASC Alternate Delegate 2013
NYSC At Large Member 2013-2015 and AAUP ASC Delegate 2013
NYSC At Large Member 2013-2015 and AAUP ASC Delegate 2013
The NYSC Election Committee is:
The Nomination Process is as follows:
- If you are interested in any of the above positions, send an email to NYS members from no less than two chapters or Institutions requesting that they nominate you for the NYSC position that you are interested in. Ask those you email to please include the following information in their reply email:
- Their name
- Their email contact information
- Their institutional affiliation
- Copy and paste six of the nominations you receive into one email and forward it to any of the three NYSC Election Committee members listed above by November 1st, 2012.
- By January 16th, 2013, forward your bio and election statement again to any member of the NYSC Election Committee.
- If you prefer you may obtain your nominations by mail. If you do so, please mail your six nominations and bio to Pat Cihon, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 .
Click SUBMIT to forward your nomination or to ask any questions you may have about the nominations or elections process.
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NYS AAUP Conference Spring 2012, May 4-5th, 2012 at Adelphi University |
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Our NYS AAUP Conference Spring 20121 will be held will be held at Adelphi University, 1 South Avenue Garden City, NY 11530-0701 May 4-5th, 2012.More details to follow. Please save the date! We are currently collecting topics for discussion in our open forum. Note that conference registrations must be received by April 20th, 2012 if you would like to secure one of the reserved rooms at the nearby Red Roof Inn.
Please SUBMIT recommendations for conference open forum topics. |
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Dr. Jason Lanter
Keynote Speaker
Topic: How Faculty Can Put College Back into Intercollegiate Athletics.
Information: Dr Jason Lanter is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Kutztown University and President of The Drake Group an organization who's vision is to create an atmosphere on college campuses that encourages personal and intellectual growth for all students, and demands excellence and professional integrity from faculty charged with teaching. |
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New York State Conference, AAUP Spring 2012 (and 2011 rerun) Executive Council Election Results |
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Below is the final breakdown of the AAUP election results and a breakdown of the NYSC elections by chapter::
Election protests of the NYSC may be filed in writing by May 7, 2012 to the Department of Labor Election Supervisor, rudewicz.jennifer@dol.gov.
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Note: the winners are denoted in bold.
2011 rerun for At-Large Members of the NYSC Executive Council (Vote for no more than 2)
242 Dennis W. Mazzocco, Hofstra U
186 Suzanne Wagner, Niagara U
128 Kathryn Regan Eskew, Hilbert College
346 Valids
1 Not Valids
184 Blanks
531 Ballots
2012 NYSC President and AAUP ASC Delegate 2012 (vote for no more than 1)
332 David Linton, Marymount Manhattan College
332 Valids
0 Not Valids
199 Blanks
531 Ballots
2012 NYSC Vice President and AAUP ASC Delegate 2012 (vote for no more than 1)
322 Jeanette Jeneault, Syracuse U
332 Valids
0 Not Valids
209 Blanks
531 Ballots
2012 NYSC At Large Members of the NYSC Executive Council Delegate 2012 (vote for no more than 1)
311 John M Polimeni, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
311 Valids
0 Not Valids
220 Blanks
531 Ballots
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4/20/12
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The vote results for the ammended NYS AAUP Constitution & Bylaws:
I endorse the New York State Constitutional Amendments voted on at the New York State AAUP Conference Fall 2011 meeting.
269- Yes
23- No
140- Abstain |
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| The 2011 rerun and 2012 AAUP National Election Results |
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AAUP National Elections 2012 - PLEASE VOTE! |
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AAUP National elections are underway and will be conducted in tandem with our NYS AAUP Conference 2012 elections detailed below. Ballots will be mailed by postal mail to all eligible voters the week of March 12, 2012.
Listed below are our NYS colleagues running for the New York District 8 National Council seats [details and bios available at AAUP]:
District 8 (1 position - 4 candidates)
Sally Dear-Healey (College at Oneonta, SUNY/Syracuse University)
Anne Friedman (Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY)
Stephen Z. Goldberg (Adelphi University)
Marie Monaco (New York University School of Medicine)
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3/18/12
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NOMINEES: New York State Conference, AAUP Spring 2012 Executive Council Elections |
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Nominations have been received as follows for the NYSC Spring 2012 Elections:
NYSC President 2012-2014 and AAUP ASC Delegate 2012: David Linton, Marymount Manhattan College
NYSC Vice President 2012-2014, AAUP ASC Delegate 2012: Jeanette Jeneault, Syracuse University
NYSC At Large Member 2012-2014 and AAUP ASC Delegate 2012:Open
NYSC At Large Member 2012-2014 and AAUP ASC Delegate 2012: John Polimeni, Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
NYS AAUP Election 2012 Candidate Statements |
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NYSC is holding a new election for two at-large positions of the Executive Council |
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Ballots have been mailed for the AAUP election of officers and the NYSC election of officers. If you have not received your ballot by Tuesday, March 27, 2012, you may contact the election supervisor by email at aaupelectionsupervisor@dol.gov to request a duplicate ballot. Also, if you do not receive a NYSC ballot with the AAUP ballot package, please contact AAUP. You may also contact the Election Supervisor for the NYSC election at 716/842-2900.
Step #4 in the ballot instructions say to sign your name where indicated on the stub. You may sign anywhere in the blank space on the stub. If you do not sign the stub, your ballot will be counted as long as there is information on the stub or the outer envelope to identify the voter as an eligible member. The barcode on the stub is sufficient to identify the voter as an eligible member.
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The NYSC is holding a new election for two at-large positions of the Executive Council that were elected in the Spring 2011 Election, pursuant to a voluntary settlement agreement between the NYSC and the US Department of Labor, Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS). The candidates included in this 2011 rerun of at-large members of the Executive Council are Kate Regan Eskew [candadidate statement], Dennis Mazzocco [candadidate statement], and Suzanne Wagner. The 2011 rerun election of the at-large members will be held concurrently with the New York State Conference, AAUP Spring 2012 Elections.
Rules for Electing Officers for the NYSC [PDF]
Important Election Information:
Ballots will be mailed the week of March 12, 2012 to every person who is a member in good standing of the NYSC (member in good standing of the AAUP in New York State) as of February 1, 2012. Members that do not have a home address on file with the AAUP will receive a postcard notifying them that they are not receiving a ballot because their home address is not on file with the AAUP. The postcard will have instructions on how to provide the home address in order to receive a ballot. Members are allowed to provide a Post Office box address. The election notice will be mailed to all eligible NYSC members at their last known home address as part of the ballot package.
The ballot tally will occur on April 17, 2012. All ballots must be received in the US post office box by 9:00am on April 17, 2012 or they will not be counted.
Any member may protest the election for valid cause. Protests for the rerun races from the 2011 election and the 2012 election races should be made directly to the Election Supervisor in writing, as soon as possible, but no later than 10 days after the ballot tally. These protest procedures are in lieu of the NYSC’s normal protest procedures.
Updates on the election process will be made available on the NYSC website as they become available and also available under the election issues link on the top of the AAUP website, www.aaup.org |
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AAUP Balks at CUNY Transfer Initiative (from Inside Higher Ed) |
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"The American Association of University Professors last week sent a letter [3] to the City University of New York chancellor and board chair, citing concerns about the “Pathways to Degree Completion Initiative,” a move by CUNY to enable smoother transfer for its community college students to CUNY's four-year institutions..".
Read more: AAUP Balks at CUNY Transfer Initiative [PDF] |
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1/18/12
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Rules Easing Unionization at Private Colleges Get Final Approval |
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Rules Easing Unionization at Private Colleges Get Final Approval
December 22, 2011, 11:35 am
The National Labor Relations Board has voted, 2 to 1, to give final approval to new union-election rules that will make it easier for private-college employees to form collective-bargaining units. The final rules appear in today’s Federal Register. The New York Times reports, however, that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce plans to file a lawsuit to try to block the changes from taking effect.
NY Times summay of new rules [PDF] |
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12/29/11
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NYS AAUP Constitution and Bylaws amended Motion to Support Occupy Wall Street passed at the NYS AAUP Conference Fall 2011 |
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Our NYS AAUP Conference Spring 2011was held at Niagara University, Niagara University, NY October 14-15th, 2011.The CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONFERENCE-AAUP (10/15/11) was amended and will be brought to the membership for approval at the Spring election.
Please SUBMIT your feedback on the amended Constitution.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
New York State Conference of The AAUP Endorses Occupy Wall Street
Buffalo, New York (Oct. 16, 2011)
By a unanimous vote, the executive council of the New York State Conference of the American Association of University Professors endorsed the Occupy Wall Street movement as one fully consistent with the interests and values of labor in general and educators in particular. The New York State Conference is committed to lending its practical and moral support to a worldwide protest against the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the few to the detriment of the many.
One important abuse of this power among the one per cent has been a systematic, nation-wide assault on salary, benefits, pensions, labor rights, academic freedom and freedom of expression among educators at all levels. The NYS AAUP follows the lead of the national AAUP and other labor organizations in applauding Occupy Wall Street for defending the rights of workers and demanding social protections for the unemployed. Moreover, faculty share with students nationwide a growing concern with rising tuition rates, increasing college loan obligations and declining state and federal support for financial aid.
Professors from CUNY, New York University, Columbia, The New School, New York Institute of Technology and many others have marched with Occupy Wall Street in recent days and will continue to offer support as the movement grows. The AAUP recognizes the diversity of opinions among faculty on the Occupy Wall Street movement and welcomes frank discussion of the aims and activities of the movment. |
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10/25/11
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Campaign for the Future of Higher Education! National Meeting November 4-6th in Boston, MA |
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The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education, in which AAUP participates, is holding a national meeting in Boston November 4-6. The meeting is open to all interested faculty. As your national representative to the campaign, The more faculty who attend and the greater the representation of AAUP activists the better the meeting will be. Note: early registration for a discounted rate is October 15!
Here is a link to information about the Boston meeting:
http://futureofhighered.org/Events.html
The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education - CFHE for short - is a new grassroots national campaign to support quality higher education. It was initiated in Los Angeles, California on January 21, 2011 by leaders of faculty organizations from 21 states. The mission of this campaign is to ensure that affordable quality higher education is accessible to all sectors of our society in the coming decades. This is a time of great change in higher education.
To make sure that these changes are good for students and our country, we need to reframe the current debate to focus on quality higher education as an essential right for our democracy. Faculty, students and our communities, not just administrators, politicians, foundations and think tanks, need to have a voice to ensure that changes - in emphasis, curriculum, pricing, and structure - are good for our students and the quality of education they receive.
What is at stake is nothing less than our democracy and our economic standing in the global economy.
The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education is organized around seven core principles that must define quality higher education for the 21st century. We believe these principles provide a helpful framework for developing and assessing proposals for innovation or restructuring in the future.
Contact the campaign at info@futureofhighered.org to learn more and join. |
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NYS AAUP Conference Fall 2011, October 14-15th, 2011 at Niagara University |
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Our NYS AAUP Conference Spring 2011 will be held at Niagara University, Niagara University, NY October 14-15th, 2011. A major action item to be discussed and voted upon are updates to the CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONFERENCE-AAUP – Proposed Amendments DRAFT. We are currently collecting topics for discussion in our open forum. Note that Conference registrations must be received by October 1st, 2011 if you would like to secure one of the reserved rooms at the nearby Barton Hill Hotel.
Please SUBMIT recommendations for conference open forum topics. |
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8/18//11
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NOMINATIONS NOTICE: New York State Conference, AAUP Spring 2012 Executive Council Elections |
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The NYSC is holding an election for the offices listed below in Spring 2012. These positions are for the Executive Council of the NYSC Steering Committee and for the NYSC delegates to the AAUP Assembly of State Conferences 2012 meeting. Any active member of the AAUP in New York State whose membership is in good standing as of July 1, 2011 and who has been a member of the Conference since July 1, 2010 may stand for election to a position on the Executive Council. Nominations will be open until November 1, 2011.
NYSC President 2012-2014 and AAUP ASC Delegate 2012
NYSC Vice President 2012-2014, AAUP ASC Delegate 2012
NYSC At Large Member 2012-2014 and AAUP ASC Delegate 2012
NYSC At Large Member 2012-2014 and AAUP ASC Delegate 2012
The NYSC Election Committee is:
The Nomination Process is as follows:
- If you are interested in any of the above positions, send an email to NYS members from no less than two chapters or Institutions requesting that they nominate you for the NYSC position that you are interested in. Ask those you email to please include the following information in their reply email:
- Their name
- Their email contact information
- Their institutional affiliation
- Copy and paste six of the nominations you receive into one email and forward it to any of the three NYSC Election Committee members listed above by November 1st, 2011.
- By January 16th, 2011, forward your bio and election statement again to any member of the NYSC Election Committee.
- If you prefer you may obtain your nominations by mail. If you do so, please mail your six nominations and bio to Pat Cihon, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244 .
Click SUBMIT to forward your nomination or to ask any questions you may have about the nominations or elections process.
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NYS AAUP Conference Spring 2011, April 15-16 |
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Our NYS AAUP Conference Spring 2011 will be held at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY onApril 15-16th, 2011. The agenda is under development. We are currently collecting topics for discussion in our open forum. Note that Conference registrations must be received by March 22, 2011 if you would like to secure one of the reserved rooms at the nearby Nu Hotel.
Please SUBMIT recommendations for conference open forum topics. |
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3/6//11
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Steve London
Keynote Speaker
Topic: Current legislative and funding challenges facing us in higher education at both the state and national level.
Information: Steve London, first vice president of the Professional Staff Congress at CUNY. Steve London is associate professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College. He served three terms as chapter chair of the Brooklyn College PSC and as a University Faculty Senator before being elected First Vice President of the PSC in 2000.
Photo: (right) Steve London [PSC] and (left) Phil Smith [UUP] giving legislative testimony. |
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NYSC SUPERVISED ELECTION RESULTS  |
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Pursuant to a voluntary settlement agreement signed on January 18, 2011, new nominations and a new election has been conducted for the two at-large members of the Executive Council of the New York State Conference (NYSC), AAUP, elected on April 17, 2010, under the supervision of the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS).
The call for nominations resulted in two eligible candidates for the two positions. As a result, no further election proceedings are necessary. John Polimeni and Fred Brodzinski have been declared the winners of the election. The term of office for the two at-large positions will be for the remainder of the unexpired term, ending at the NYSC Spring Conference and Election in 2012.
All protests to the supervised election must be received by the OLMS Election Supervisor no later than 10 days after the March 24, 2011, posting of this notice on the NYSC website.
Marla Steele Tumiel, Election Supervisor
130 S. Elmwood Avenue, Suite 510, Buffalo, NY 14202
716-842-2906 Email: tumiel.marla@dol.gov |
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NOMINATIONS NOTICE: New York State Conference, AAUP |
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The NYSC is holding a new election for two at-large positions of the
Executive Council, for a one year term.
Nominations will be open until March 14, 2011 at 5:00 p.m.
Please refer to the NYSC website posting (link below) for complete information.
http://nysaaup.org/contact/nysc_nominations_notice_2010.htm
For further information, please refer to the NYSC website or email Election Committee Chair Frank Higman (fhigman@aol.com) or DOL Election Supervisor Marla Tumiel (tumiel.marla@dol.gov). |
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NYS AAUP 2011 Election Candidate Listing |
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At our NYS AAUP Conference Fall 2010 held at Siena College October 22-23, 2010 the NYSC Constitution and By Laws were ratified opening up elections for 2011. According to our new guidelines all members of AAUP in NYS will receive a ballot this spring to vote for our NYSC Executive Council. Nominations closed December 3, 2010. Any active member of the AAUP in New York State whose membership is in good standing is eligible to vote. Ballots for our NYSC Executive Council candidates will be included as part of the National AAUP Spring Election. An option to receive a paper ballot will be provided
The following NYSC Executive Council candidates have been nominated and will be elected this Spring, 2011:
- David Linton: President & AAUP ASC Delegate 2011 (1 year Term)
- Jeanette Jenault: Vice President & AAUP ASC Delegate 2011 (1 year Term)
- Pat Cihon: Treasurer & AAUP ASC Alternate Delegate 2011 (2 year Term)
- Cecelia McCall: Secretary & AAUP ASC Alternate Delegate 2011 (2 year Term)
- At-Large Member & AAUP ASC Delegate 2011 (2 year Term) 2 positions:
- Kate Eskew
- Dennis W. Mazzocco
- Suzanne Wagne
Read the Candidate Election Statements
The NYSC Election Committee elected at NYS AAUP Conference Fall 2010 by the membership is:
Click SUBMIT to forward any questions you may have about the nominations or elections process.
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11/4//10
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Coalition on the Academic Workforce Survey of Contingent Faculty Members and Instructors |
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The Coalition on the Academic Workforce (CAW) invites all members of the contingent academic workforce in U.S. colleges and universities to participate in this survey. The survey inquires about course assignments, salaries, benefits, and general working conditions as members of the contingent academic workforce experience them at the institutional level. We invite participation from all instructional and research staff members employed off the tenure track, including faculty members employed either full- or part-time, graduate students remunerated as teaching assistants or employed in other roles, and researchers and post-doctoral fellows. The national adjunct survey conducted by the Coalition on the Academic Workforce will end on November 30th, 2010.
CAW Contingent Faculty Survery Link
Read the Inside Higher Ed article titled, Documenting Adjunct Work September 27, 2010 that discusses the CAW undertaking to document the working conditions and needs of adjuncts.
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9/27/10
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NYS AAUP Conference Fall 2010 Speakers AT Siena College |
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9/22/10
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AAUP Resets Due Structure beginning January 1, 2011 - Retroactive to September 1, 2010 for new members |
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New Yearly Dues Structure for 2011 based on Academic Income http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/involved/join/ |
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$ 45 $30,000 and less
$ 60 $30,001–$40,000
$ 80 $40,001–$50,000
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$100 $50,001– $60,000
$140 $60,001–$70,000
$165 $70,001–$80,000 |
$185 $80,001–$100,000
$205 $100,001– $120,000
$225 More than $120,000 |
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9/8/10
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New Faculty Majority Launches National Unemployment Compensation Initiative |
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Maria Maisto, NFM President announces that the New Faculty Majority is launching a National Unemployment Compensation Initiative. NFM will provide adjunct and contingent faculty in all 50 states the information they need to apply for Unemployment Insurance (UI). In addition to providing practical assistance, this effort is the beginning of a data collection and public education effort, so even if you don't qualify for or need UI, we encourage you to spread the news of the initiative. A press release has been distributed nationally and is copied below. If you know of a local newspaper, reporter or news outlet that should receive a copy of our news release, please advise Matt Williams, NFM's VP and Communications Committee Chair, at matt.williams@newfacultymajority.inf
New Faculty Majority (NFM) national campaign will help eligible adjunct college and university faculty obtain unemployment compensation in between academic terms. Many instructors don't check to see whether they are eligible. Others are denied on grounds of having reasonable assurance of re-employment, a phrase in federal law whose invocation by postsecondary employers has been challenged, most successfully in California and Washington, by arguing that employment which depends on variables like enrollment, funding, and administrative prerogative cannot constitute reasonable assurance. (see full new release)
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5/24/10
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AAUP's 2010 Summer Institute July 29- August 1, 2010 |
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Registration for AAUP's 2008 Summer Institutewill open mid Aprli. This year's Summer Institute will be held at the San Diego University. Course offerings include such classics as contract negotiations, developing your state conference, government relations, member recruitment and chapter development, and higher education data and research, as well as such new offerings as union murals, art, and agit-prop; improving campus antidiscrimination policies and domestic partner benefits; and working with the media. This year's excursions include a clam bake on Friday evening and a trip to Newport on Saturday.
For more info about the 2008 Institute and about the Kingston area,
please go to: http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/about/events/SI/default.htm
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4/20/10
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NYS AAUP Conference Spring 2010, Election Results |
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Congratulations to the following NYS Conference Executive Committee Members:
President: David Linton (Marymount Manhattan) [Statement]
Vice President: Jeanette Jeneault (Syracuse University) [Statement]
Members at Large (2): Jeffrey Baker (Rochester Institute of Technology) [Statement], Dr. John Polimeni (Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences) [Statement])
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Message from President Goldberg Re: Nominations for ASC Officers and Board Member |
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If you are interested in standing for election to the offices of the AAUP Assembly of State Conferences (ASC) as Secretary, Treasure, or as Member-at-Large of the ASC Executive Committe please send your name and contact information to me at goldberg@adelphi.edu. I will then contact leaders of other state conferences to get your name placed in nomination.
Thanks very much.
Stephen Z. Goldberg
President, New York Conference AAUP |
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Coalition of Contingent Labor, August 13-15, 2010 |
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The next Conference of the Coalition of Contingent Labor will be held in Quebec City, Quebec, August 13-15, 2010 at Université Laval. This is a terrific activist conference on academic workforce issues--good for both union and nonunionchapters. More information is available at http://cocalinternational.org/events.html . Registration is not yet open. |
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Ellen Schrecker & Jeanette Jeneault of the NYS Conference Speak Out |
10/21/09 |
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NYS AAUP Fall Conference October 16-17th, 2009 at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY |
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The NYS AAUP ConferenceFall 2009 will be held at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY on October 16-17th, 2009. Please join us.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sandra Scott Cannon
Dr. Sandra Cannon Scott, nominee for membership on the HBCU National Committee of AAUP, is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Scott Consulting of Augusta, GA, a company that empowers diverse populations including faith-based ministries, unique individuals in transition, and organizations led by women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities to reach their greatest potential via customized economic recovery efforts.
Topic: Academic Accessibility and Accountability...Are We There Yet?
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9/5//09
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AAUP National Survey Request |
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We have been working hard to improve communications with our members. With changes in Academe (and more to come), updates and new features on our Web site, and our regular e-newsletters, we have been doing our best to keep our members informed. And many of you have responded by posting comments on the Academe Web site and by responding (sometimes heatedly) to our newsletters. But we need to hear from many more of you and on a broader range of issues. We need to better understand who our members are. For that reason we are inviting, actually urging you to take our first-ever member survey. You can access the survey here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=k0mGF1HFHgT2yEtgrVFyKw_3d_3d |
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NYS AAUP Spring Conference April 17-18th, 2009 |
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Please join us for the NYS AAUP Conference Spring 2009 to be held April 17-18th at Marymount Manhattan College, NY, NY. Our keynote speakers will be Martin Snyder, Assocciate General Secretary & Executive Director of AAUP External Relations and Alan Lubin, Executive Vice President of NYSUT. Register by March 22, 2009 if you would like to reserve a room at Hotel 57. Conference Elections will be held on Saturday April 18th. The Election slate is included within the Conference Agenda.
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Martin Snyder
Associate General Secretary,
Director of External Relations
Keynote Speaker
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Working Together with AAUP
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Dr. Snyder joined the national staff of the AAUP in July 1999 as Associate Secretary and Director for Academic Freedom and Professional Standards. He now serves as Director of External Relations. Dr. Snyder is also an adjunct professor of humanities at the University of Maryland University College |
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Alan Lubin
Executive VP NYSUT
Keynote Speaker
Topic:
Legislative Initiatives in New York State Related to Higher Education
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NYS AAUP Fall Conference October 17-18th, 2008 |
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The NYS AAUP Fall Conference was held October 17-18th, 2008 at Hilbert College, Hamburg, NY.
Our keynote
speaker was Vinny Terilli who is one of the founders of
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Keynote Speaker: Vinny Tirelli ( Brooklyn College/CUNY/PSC)
Vinny Tirelli is one of the founders of the Coalition Of Contingent Academic Labor (COCAL) and is the co-moderator of ADJ-L@ADJ-L.ORG, the listserve for contingent academic labor and their friends. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor of political science at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, a former member of the Executive Council of the Professional Staff Congress - CUNY (AFT Local 2334), and a proud member of the AAUP. His dissertation is titled “The Invisible Faculty Fight Back: Contingent Academic Labor and the Political Economy of the Corporate University” (CUNY Graduate Center, 2007).
Topic: Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor
Information: COCAL VIII; Inside Higher Education: For Adjuncts, Progress and Complexities |
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9/14//08
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Antioch College Support Petition |
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The faculty of Antioch College, are trying to reach, and mobilize signatures from, as many academics around the nation as possible in our effort to maintain public pressure on the Antioch University Board of Trustees as they negotiate with the Antioch College Alumni Association over the future of our (now closed) College. Please sign the petition.
Iveta Jusova (Ohio AAUP member) |
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8/12/08
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Ninety-fourth Annual Meeting of the AAUP June 12–15, 2008 |
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The Ninety-fourth Annual Meeting of the AAUP titled, Scholars in Peril, is scheduled for June 12–15, 2008 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St., NW Washington, DC 2000. The featured speaker Adam Habib, deputy vice-chancellor of research, innovation, and advancement at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, is a renowned scholar and sought-after political analyst. More details are available at: http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/about/events/AM/ |
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4/8/08
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The Education & Labor Collaborative Friday March 28, & Saturday March 29, 2008 |
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Education & Labor Collaborative Forum announced for March 28-29th, 2008. This Forum, hosted by the United Federation of Teachers, will provide an opportunity for educators and unionists to explore issues raised by this education and labor collaborative initiative, and to consider ways and means of implementing the products of such collaboration. The Forum will offer workshops and interactive dialogue sessions that provide examples of the sort of projects that could help us reach our goals of a public educated in its collective self-interest, and a teacher corps better prepared to provide such an education.
Register to attend the Forum |
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3/4/08
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NYS AAUP Spring Conference April 18-19th, 2008 |
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| Look for the conference report in the May issue of NY Academe. NYS Leadership team updated. |
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4/23/08 |
The NYS AAUP Spring Conference will be held on April 18-19th, 2008. So far we are set for meeting space Friday 4/18 at St John's 1:00PM-7:00PM with the support of the local St John's AAUP chapter. Friday evening dinner will be at Verdi's Italian Restaurant in a private room 8-11PM and th ekeynote speaker will be Joe Berry. Joe Berry will discuss his book, Reclaiming the Ivory Tower: Organizing Adjuncts to Change Higher Education and issues related to contingent faculty. Saturday 4/19 we will be at Hofstra 8:30AM - 1PM with support of the Hofstra Chapter and our keynote speaker will be James Berger. James Berger will discuss the challenges we face with the increasing emphasis on outcomes assessment and mission statement drafting.
Register for the NYS AAUP Spring Conference 2008 now using our on-line form. Complete conference agenda is now available. Hotel accommodations for out of town attendees will be at the LaGuardia Courtyard Marriott with free transportation to/from LaGuardia Airport airport. Hotel reservations must be requested via our on line conference registration form by 3/29/08.
The NYS AAUP Fall Conference was held October 19-20, 2007 at NYSUT in Latham, N.Y.. Read the approved minutes. |
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2/24/08
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AAUP Reorganization to create three interlocked entities under one AAUP umbrella |
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On December 13, 2007, AAUP president Cary Nelson contacted members alerting them to the new constitutions and explaining the constitution-adoption process. The constitutions have been extensively reviewed and approved by the Restructuring Task Force, the Committee on Organization of the Association, the executive committees of the AAUP’s Assembly of State Conferences and Collective Bargaining Congress, the Executive Committee of the AAUP Council and the Council as a whole, AAUP staff, and outside counsel. At the annual meeting in June, AAUP members will vote on whether to adopt the constitution of the AAUP. Delegates to the June meeting of the Collective Bargaining Congress will vote separately on the new AAUP-CBC constitution. The decision to create the AAUP Foundation rests with the elected national Council, the body with financial oversight responsibility for the Association. (Details) |
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12/13/07
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AAUP Introductory Reduced Membership Dues Offer |
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In February non-members at 2/3rds of US Higher Ed Non-Unionized Institutions will receive an introductory reduced dues offer, while nonmembers at 1/3 of the schools will receive a full dues offer. The reduced introductoryoffer will be $60 annual dues to nonmembers earning $60,000 or less and $120 annual dues to people earning more than $60,000. Advocacy Chapters have been invited to add a local recruitment letter to the National offer which must be sent to Katherine Isaac, AAUP Dept of Organizing and Services (kisaac@aaup.org) by January 15th. We urge all chapters to do so. |
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12/5/07
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Freedom in the Classroom (2007) |
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AAUP's Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure has released a new report, Freedom in the Classroom (2007) to assess arguments made in support of recent legislative efforts to regulate classroom instruction. The 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure affirms that "teachers are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their subject." This affirmation was meant to codify understandings of academic freedom commonly accepted in 1940. In recent years these understandings have become controversial. Private groups have sought to regulate classroom instruction, advocating the adoption of statutes that would prohibit teachers from challenging deeply held student beliefs or that would require professors to maintain "diversity" or "balance" in their teaching. This report is a response to these efforts.
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9/12/07 |
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AAUP Campus Equity Week |
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Campus Equity Week highlights the exploitation of contingent Faculty and is October 29 - November 4, 2007. The purpose of the week is to bring attention to the poor working conditions of many contingent faculty members and to the threats to higher education posed by an increasing reliance on part- and full-time non-tenure-track appointments. Additional information and resources are available on the AAUP site.
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9/1/07 |
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AAUP Contingent Faculty Index 2006 |
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The objective of the AAUP Contingent Faculty Index 2006 is to provide comparable data at the campus level, enabling faculty, students, administrators, governing board members, and the general public to participate in local discussions about the impact of contingent faculty employment on the quality of higher education
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8/27/07 |
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AAUP Leadership Training Fall 2007 Announced |
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This year’s AAUP
fallleadership training will be held in AAUP’s Washington
DC office, Friday and Saturday, October 26 and 27. More
information. Review the report of last years AAUP
Leader Training Fall 2006.
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6/27/07 |
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Pace University’s embattled president,
David A. Caputo stepping down June 3. |
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| His abrupt departure, announced
yesterday by university officials, follows a faculty request
this month that university trustees seek his resignation. Stephen
J. Friedman, the dean of Pace’s law school, will become
interim president... more... |
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5/16/07 |
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Roger Bowen to Leave as AAUP's Chief in June |
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| Cary Nelson, president of AAUP,
said its governing body would discuss how the job of general
secretary might be changed before the organization begins a search
for Mr. Bowen’s replacement... more... |
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5/5/07 |
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