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Candidates for Board of Regents, State Legislature, Governor, and Congress Answer Faculty Questions about the Future of NU

September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 Amanda Gailey

The Academic Freedom Coalition of Nebraska (AFCON) and AAUP Nebraska held a forum for candidates for state and federal office on Saturday morning, September 19. What follows is a description of their introductions and answers to audience questions. (Some answers… Read moreCandidates 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

September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 UNL AAUP

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) chapter of the American Association ofUniversity Professors (AAUP) supports a letter from national AAUP President Todd Wolfsonrecommending that UNL not be readmitted to the Association of American Universities (AAU) at this time. The letter cites… Read moreAAUP Urges AAU to Withhold UNL’s Readmission

Nebraska 2026 candidates for public office respond to higher education survey

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026 UNL AAUP

We are witnessing unprecedented nationwide efforts to undermine support and funding for education at all levels. As a result, Nebraska’s colleges and universities have undergone repeated rounds of budget cuts leading to the loss of academic programs and faculty and… Read moreNebraska 2026 candidates for public office respond to higher education survey

Observations on the Costs of Department Mergers

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 UNL AAUP

This guest post comes from colleagues in one of the four departments voted to be merged in last semester’s budget cuts. One of the cost-saving measures to come out of the recent budget reduction process was the merger of two… Read moreObservations on the Costs of Department Mergers

Regents OK $600M plan for refurbishing Memorial Stadium

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 John Bender

The Board of Regents approved a $600 million plan to renovate Memorial Stadium—called the Big Red Rebuild—at their April 24 meeting. All eight elected regents voted in favor of the proposal. Three of the four student regents voted for it…. Read moreRegents OK $600M plan for refurbishing Memorial Stadium

Heng-Moss Hired without a Search

February 26, 2026March 1, 2026 UNL AAUP

Last week, Tiffany Heng-Moss was named Vice Chancellor of IANR and VP for ag and natural resources for the whole NU system. Some of us here at UNL AAUP headquarters are old enough to remember when we used to do… Read moreHeng-Moss Hired without a Search

Senate creates committee to review strategic plan metrics

February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 John Bender

The UNL Faculty Senate voted Feb. 3 to create a special committee to examine and report on the proposed metrics for the University of Nebraska’s strategic plan for the system. (See the document here.) The metrics align with the five… Read moreSenate creates committee to review strategic plan metrics

Fear, Loathing, and “Metrics” at the Nebraska Board of Regents

December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Amanda Gailey

On Friday, December 5, over 110 faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the University of Nebraska filed into Varner Hall to testify against the elimination of four academic departments before the Board of Regents. While the packed overflow room had… Read moreFear, Loathing, and “Metrics” at the Nebraska Board of Regents

Gold says NU Regents could be open to changes in program cuts

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 John Bender

Only three days before a decision on the proposed program cuts to UNL’s budget, NU system President Jeffrey Gold told the Faculty Senate the Board of Regents members had not made up their minds. In response to a question, Gold… Read moreGold says NU Regents could be open to changes in program cuts

The Day the Chancellor became Upset that the Faculty Seem to Hate the Arbitrary and Unilateral Chopping of Academic Departments

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 Amanda Gailey

On Tuesday, November 4, UNL Faculty Senate President John Shrader commenced the senate meeting–attended by faculty both in person and via Zoom–by sharing his grave concerns about the future of the university. If you haven’t read his remarks, you should…. Read moreThe Day the Chancellor became Upset that the Faculty Seem to Hate the Arbitrary and Unilateral Chopping of Academic Departments

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