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The kindest thing that can be said about Sen. Loren Lippincott’s bill to eliminate tenure at Nebraska’s colleges and universities is that it’s a product of profound ignorance about American higher education. And Gov. Pillen’s position that the “system needs… Read moreState senator’s bill to eliminate tenure would damage Nebraska
At the December 2023 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, I remarked during the comment period that in education excellence and efficiency are diametrically opposed values. My statement was in response to the former president of the… Read moreExcellence can’t be efficient
Recent events at UNL have called into question the extent to which shared governance is valued and enacted at the University. Contrary to the strong recommendations of the Academic Planning Committee, the faculty group charged with advising the Chancellor on… Read moreIntroducing “Shared Governance in Action”: a special series to broaden our collective imagination
This post is the first in our series on shared governance. Dr. Matt Johnson is a professor of higher education at Central Michigan University, and we invited him to share his experience for our Nebraska audience. Academic Calendaring I served… Read moreFrom overlooked to essential: a former faculty union president’s experience with academic calendaring language in collective bargaining agreements
John Bender is Kearns Professor Emeritus of Journalism. Complaints about a lack of shared governance and indifference to faculty to concerns were raised by faculty members at the open mic portion of the Faculty Senate meeting Feb. 6. The issues… Read moreFaculty raise alarms about shared governance at Senate meeting
The following is a transcript of remarks offered by faculty affiliated with AAUP during the open mic portion of the UNL Faculty Senate meeting on February 6, 2024. Please also see our coverage of the meeting. Susan Vanderplas: Hi, I’m… Read moreRemarks offered at UNL Faculty Senate meeting
