A Publication of the UNL Chapter of AAUP
The UNL Faculty Senate voted Nov. 18 overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution expressing no confidence in the leadership of Chancellor Rodney Bennett. The final vote was 60 for and 14 against the resolution. Three abstained. Senate President John Shrader… Read moreSenate adopts resolution of no confidence in chancellor
The UNL Faculty Senate has scheduled an emergency meeting Nov. 18 for a vote on a resolution of no-confidence in Chancellor Rodney Bennett. The resolution is part of a 12-page document prepared by a group of faculty members and submitted… Read moreFaculty Senate schedules vote on no-confidence resolution
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
“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
The UNL Faculty Senate adopted a resolution at its Sept. 2 meeting asking university administrators to explain the program cuts they are expected to propose in the week of Sept. 8. The university needs to make an additional $27.5 million… Read moreFaculty Senate seeks rationales for coming budget cuts
Attending University of Nebraska classes will be about 5 percent more expensive in 2025-26 than last year under the budget approved by the Board of Regents Thursday, June 19. Click here for an excerpt from the meeting agenda. At UNL,… Read moreBoard of Regents OKs budget with 5 percent increase in tuition
Cuts in federal spending on research and small increases in state appropriations for higher education will mean belt-tightening and higher tuition, NU President Jeffrey Gold told the UNL Faculty Senate Tuesday, May 6 Gold said the NU system has lost… Read moreGold outlines NU’s grim budget picture for Faculty Senate
The Board of Regents approved changes to its bylaws and policies to eliminate language relating to affirmative action and diversity, equity and inclusion at its April 11 meeting. The changes faced opposition from both board members and the public. The… Read moreRegents change bylaws, policies to comply with federal anti-DEI orders
During the Open Mic period at the February meeting (Feb. 4) of the Faculty Senate, the subject of faculty unions was raised by Ed Harris, a professor of biochemistry, who asked the Executive Committee their thoughts on unionizing. Pete Eklund,… Read moreFaculty Senate discusses the merits of unions
Editors’ note: We were unable to cover the October meeting of the Faculty Senate, but the minutes of that meeting are available here. The UNL AAUP chapter sent out a call for faculty members to show up at the Faculty… Read moreSenators air concerns about opaque budget process
