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An interview with Barney McCoy, UNL Broadcast Journalism professor. This post is part of our series, Brought to You by Tenure. In previous posts, we highlighted important contributions faculty members in chemistry and civil and environmental engineering are making in… Read moreTelling Nebraska’s War Hero Stories: Brought to You by Tenure
An interview with Dr. Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Donald R. Voelte, Jr. and Nancy A. Keegan Chair of Engineering, Professor, and Department Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering. This interview is part of our series on the importance of tenure. Dr. Shannon… Read moreDoing What Needs to be Done to Protect Nebraskans from Dangerous Chemicals: Brought to You by Tenure
An interview with Rebecca Lai, Professor in the UNL Chemistry Department This post is part of our series, Brought to You by Tenure. Dr. Rebecca Lai is a tenured Professor of Chemistry at UNL and a Fellow with the National… Read moreTaking Risks and Saving Soldier and Civilian Lives: Brought to You by Tenure
There has been a lot of attention paid to tenure lately, particularly from state legislatures in places like Texas, Florida, North Carolina, and Ohio, and of course recently right here in Nebraska. The debates over tenure tend to focus on… Read moreIntroducing “Brought to You by Tenure”
John Bender is Kearns Professor Emeritus of Journalism. The Board of Regents voted to abolish degree programs in geography, theatre and recreation management at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and comments by regents and administrators suggested more cuts are… Read moreRegents terminate degree programs at UNK
The kindest thing that can be said about Sen. Loren Lippincott’s bill to eliminate tenure at Nebraska’s colleges and universities is that it’s a product of profound ignorance about American higher education. And Gov. Pillen’s position that the “system needs… Read moreState senator’s bill to eliminate tenure would damage Nebraska
John Bender is Kearns Professor Emeritus of Journalism. Complaints about a lack of shared governance and indifference to faculty to concerns were raised by faculty members at the open mic portion of the Faculty Senate meeting Feb. 6. The issues… Read moreFaculty raise alarms about shared governance at Senate meeting
The following is a transcript of remarks offered by faculty affiliated with AAUP during the open mic portion of the UNL Faculty Senate meeting on February 6, 2024. Please also see our coverage of the meeting. Susan Vanderplas: Hi, I’m… Read moreRemarks offered at UNL Faculty Senate meeting
