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AAUP Academe May-June 2007 |
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 Academe brings faculty the latest news and thought-provoking commentary.This newsletter gives you a sample of the upcoming issue of the AAUP magazine, Academe . Forward it to friends in your department or others on your campus, especially people who are not members of the AAUP (or send us their e-mail addresses so we can invite them to subscribe.) You can now respond to Academe articles on our new blog,Talk About Academe Here's a slice of what you'll see in the May-June issue.News"Intellectual Diversity" Legislation on the Rise More and more state legislatures are being presented with bills that aim to muzzle academic freedom while claiming to protect students rights. State and Local Support Rebounds Levels of education support per student from states and municipalities rose for the first time in five years in 2006, although fiscal 2006 levels are still below those from 2001. Court Finds Board of Trustees Overstepped its Role The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in March in support of faculty rights at Metropolitan State College of Denver. The court said that the trustees could not unilaterally alter the faculty rights as they had been delineated in the faculty handbook. FeaturesThis issue of Academe features a number of articles about retirement. In this one, Wendi Maloney tells the stories of several recent faculty retirees and the questions they faced--whether to teach part-time, when to go, how to continue their research. In the California Faculty Association, contingent faculty issues count. Non-tenure-track faculty and their tenure-track colleagues understand that they stand or fall together. It's commencement season. But don't make smart remarks about your graduates' student loans. Remember, the junior faculty member sitting next to you could still be making payments. ReportHurricane Katrina and New Orleans Universities An AAUP special committee issues a major new report of investigations at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , the University of New Orleans , Southern University at New Orleans , Loyola University New Orleans, and Tulane University . |
