Skip to content

The Bugeater

A Publication of the UNL Chapter of AAUP

The Bugeater
  • Home
  • About
  • Take Action! Stop the Cuts!
  • What is Academic Freedom?
  • What’s Up with Faculty Unions?
  • Submissions
  • Subscribe!
  • Join the AAUP

Month: May 2026

Dismantling a Department and an Identity

May 23, 2026May 23, 2026 Sarah Zuckerman

For the second time in as many weeks, I spent some time cleaning out my office on campus. I’ve been hindered by the capacity of the three paper recycling bins on the first floor of TEAC and by my own… Read moreDismantling a Department and an Identity

Uncategorized

Chasing AAU

May 11, 2026May 21, 2026 Sarah Zuckerman

UNL and the AAU Today, we’re skipping our normal finals grading procrastin-baking for a deep dive into UNL and the AAU. That is, the American Association of Universities (no relation to the AAUP).  The AAU is an invitation-only member organization… Read moreChasing AAU

Uncategorized

Button talks about transparency, collaboration at Faculty Senate

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 John Bender

Transparency and collaboration between administrators and faculty dominated exchanges between Executive Vice Chancellor Mark Button and faculty at the April 28 Faculty Senate meeting. Button raised the issue of transparency during his prepared remarks to the Senate, and the topic… Read moreButton talks about transparency, collaboration at Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate, Shared Governance

Reflections on a Program Closure: The EDAD Ed.D.

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 Sarah Zuckerman

Last Friday, I cried my way through another Ed.D. dissertation presentation. Fifty-something 5th-grade students in Central Nebraska are now reading chapter books paired with non-fiction science and social studies texts. Teachers reported that students now want to read. The principal,… Read moreReflections on a Program Closure: The EDAD Ed.D.

Uncategorized

Recent Posts

  • Candidates for Board of Regents, State Legislature, Governor, and Congress Answer Faculty Questions about the Future of NU
  • AAUP Urges AAU to Withhold UNL’s Readmission
  • Senate leaders, chancellor see improving trust, morale
  • Nebraska 2026 candidates for public office respond to higher education survey
  • At the start of the 26-27 academic year, AAUP expresses concern over faculty departures

Categories

  • AAU
  • Academic Freedom
  • Board of Regents
  • Budget
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
  • Faculty Senate
  • Legislature
  • Series: Brought to You by Tenure
  • Series: Shared Governance in Action
  • Shared Governance
  • Tenure
  • Uncategorized
  • UNK
  • Workplace Issues

Archives

  • September 2026
  • August 2026
  • July 2026
  • June 2026
  • May 2026
  • April 2026
  • March 2026
  • February 2026
  • January 2026
  • December 2025
  • November 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • July 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • February 2025
  • November 2024
  • September 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
© 2026 All rights reserved
css.php