A Publication of the UNL Chapter of AAUP
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln was ousted from the Association of American Universities in 2011, the first university to suffer that fate. At the March 5 Faculty Senate meeting, Chancellor Rodney Bennett said the task of regaining membership in the AAU… Read moreChancellor describes long road to rejoining AAU
Editor’s Note: In this post, part of our series on Shared Governance in Action, guest contributor Spoma Jovanovic, Professor Emerita at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, digs into an exciting possibility for expanding shared governance in budgeting decisions… Read moreParticipatory Budgeting: A New Possibility for Shared Governance in Action
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 Clint Wallace, Associate Professor of Law and Chair of the Faculty Budget Committee at the University of South Carolina. This interview is part of our series on shared governance in action. In our last installment of Shared… Read moreA Blueprint for Faculty Engagement: Shared Governance in Action at the University of South Carolina
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 Pete Jones, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration and chair of the Faculty Senate Finance Committee at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. This interview is part of our series on shared governance in action…. Read moreDon’t Tell Me Your Priorities, Show Me Your Budget: Shared Governance in Action at the University of Alabama – Birmingham
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
