2013 News

About a hiring that appears to pit professional competence against academic freedom, the AAUP's Bob Kreiser said, "He has the freedom to carry out the research that he judges to be appropriate, but his colleagues have the freedom as well, and indeed the responsibility, to assess his research in terms of norms of the profession." For a sampling of the coverage of the story, see: ABC,  

"In fact, the AAUP has recognized offering judgments on areas of expertise as one of the key responsibilities of university researchers since 1915, Nelson said. It’s why professors are encouraged to testify before Congress and are consulted by the public, industry and businesses on matters of public policy." AAUP past president Cary Nelson quoted on Politico.com.

"While I applaud efforts by the DoJ to make campuses more safe for women,"  the AAUP's Committee on Women in the Academic Profession Ann Green told Time, “the elimination of the reasonable speech standard is potentially dangerous when controversial material is taught.” Also, read the AAUP's letter.

Read about the AAUP's statement in this update. For more background read Hank Reichman's "What Happened at City College of San Francisco?" on Academe Blog.

"What's the mission of CUNY? To teach students of New York City, not to create an exclusive discussion group with a general," the AAUP's Martin Snyder told ABC News upon hearing that Former CIA director David Petraeus is receiving $150,000 to teach a three-hour weekly class

Read about the AAUP's new statement expressing concern about the recent decision of the University of Colorado Board of Regents to conduct a survey of the political climate at the Boulder campus in Inside Higher Ed.

Read AAUP Connecticut State Conference President Irene Mulvey's full statement on the Warren Bill in Senator Richard Blumenthal's press release. Read or watch the story at NECN.com.

Using AAUP salary survey figures, this editorial tells readers that, "compensation for public and private college and university presidents, when adjusted for inflation, had spiraled by 35 percent in the preceding decade. It has continued to grow at a rate far outpacing inflation, climbing even during the recession when state and local funding for higher education was slashed."