A Publication of the UNL Chapter of 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
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
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
President Jeff Gold and Interim Chancellor Katherine Ankerson met with a group of about ten faculty on Thursday, March 19th for nearly two hours on Zoom. The goal of the meeting was to hear concerns about budget cuts, specifically from… Read moreA mid-semester meeting with President Gold and Chancellor Ankerson: What we heard and learned regarding budget cuts from last semester
This guest post, written by Clint Rowe, Chair of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, explains what is occurring within his Department with respect to faculty retentions and eliminations, ultimately highlighting the fragile state of tenure protections at… Read moreThere is no coherent case for eliminating Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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
National AAUP President Calls on NU to Delay Terminations and Explore Alternatives Happy New Year and welcome back to the madhouse that is the University of Nebraska lately. The first few days of 2026 have certainly gotten off to an… Read moreThe Fight Continues
Apparently some people and some interactions don’t matter. If you’re reading The Bugeater, you likely already know that on December 5 the NU Board of Regents voted to eliminate four academic departments at UNL: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Educational Administration,… Read moreCruelty is a Choice
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
Who remembers that stupid tourism slogan, “Honestly, Nebraska is not for Everyone?” Today we are going to play UNL, It’s honestly not for everyone. BOR members might have said “yes” to cutting academic programs at UNL with 541 students and… Read moreHonestly, UNL, It’s not for Everyone
