When: June 9-12, 2010
Where: Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Among the questions the conference intends to explore are:
- The role of faculty in institutional decision making
- Challenges to academic freedom in the United States and abroad
- The exploitation of contingent labor in colleges and universities
- The conflict between institutional rankings and educational priorities
- Strategic approaches to furloughs, cutbacks and salary freezes
- Funding and defunding public education
- Increasing access to tenure
- On-line education: the pros and cons
- Assessment and accountability
- The corporatization of teaching and research
- Race, gender, and sexual orientation
- Discrimination in hiring, promotion and tenure
- The 21st century curriculum
The goal of the conference is to provide a faculty perspective on critical issues in higher education presented in a format accessible to the general public.
The conference will include special AAUP-sponsored workshops on:
- Protecting an Independent Faculty Voice at Public Institutions: the Legal Landscape
- Winning Anti-Discrimination Policies and Domestic Partner Benefits: Case Studies of Campus Successes
Other highlights include:
June 9
Networking Reception
June 10
Capitol Hill Day
AAUP Executive Committee Meeting
Collective Bargaining Congress Meetings
June 11
Council Meeting
Meeting of State Conference Presidents and Executive Directors
Plenary Luncheon
State Lobbying Network Meeting
Assembly of State Conferences Meetings
June 12
Annual Meeting Plenary/Council Session
Recognition Luncheon
Banquet and Plenary Address
June 13
Council Meeting