A Publication of the UNL Chapter of AAUP
Around here at the Bugeater, we believe in transparency. While we wait interminably for things like the full metrics data, the APC recommendations, or really any crumb at all from the administration, we would like to share the recommendations that… Read moreUNL Grad Council Vote
Tomorrow, UNL’s AAUP chapter will host a press conference on an independent financial report conducted by Bonnie Fox Garrity, Professor of Business at D’Youville University. Below is the press release about this event. We will follow up with a release… Read moreNational AAUP Provides Independent Financial Report
If you are rightly consumed by mid-semester responsibilities and not following the latest on the budget reduction process, let me get you quickly up to speed. And, importantly, if you are looking for ways you can continue an effort to… Read moreWhat you can do right now while waiting for budget news
Join the UNL-AAUP “Stop the Cuts” Rally and Petition Drive! When: Saturday, October 25 | 9:00–11:00 a.m.Where: Nebraska Union Plaza, University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) invites the public… Read moreStop the Cuts Rally!
Since haphazard amputation is not a leadership strategy, it is time to start looking at alternatives to cutting six departments that made impressive cases to the APC and the larger university community. Once again, thanks to the Statistics department for… Read moreAlternatives to Department Cuts
You may have heard a version of this old joke: A man is in a terrible accident and is rushed to the hospital. After hours of surgery, the doctor finds the man’s wife in the waiting room. “Good news,” the… Read moreHaphazard Amputation is Not a Leadership Strategy
This past week marked the end of the first phase of the program cut process, with the final four departments on the chopping block having their hearings. For our version of the Big Red Wrap-up, we are sharing how to… Read moreBig Red APC Wrap-Up
The pending $27.5 million in budget cuts dominated Chancellor Rodney Bennett’s remarks and faculty comments at the Oct. 7 UNL Faculty Senate meeting. Pervading many of the faculty remarks was a sense of frustration and fatalism about the process. The… Read moreFrustration, fatalism tinge faculty discussion of budget cuts
Today’s guest post is brought to you by Heicke Hoffman, Professor of Statistics. Heicke is so new to UNL that only her salary info has been counted for STATS, not her research productivity. You might be able to guess that… Read moreThe Real TMFD
“At the center of our agenda today is Project Health,” NU President Jeffrey Gold said in his remarks to the Board of Regents at the Oct. 3 meeting. The board’s approval of the intermediate design plan for the massive hospital… Read moreRegents hear faculty complaints about budget-cutting process
