We caution university leadership in using all-university email communications to implicate — even obliquely — specific departments and individuals for speech and statements they made within their rights of academic freedom. Read more »
The report detailed AAUP’s first student survey, which asked students for their thoughts on different aspects of SU’s COVID-19 response, including masking policies and testing and quarantine protocols. Read more »
Our readers, SU professors part of the American Association of University Professors, argue that SU administration should give faculty a larger role in decision making. Read more »
The executive council of Syracuse University’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors says SU leadership has repeatedly condemned racism and then moved on.
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Like other universities, Syracuse University in recent years has shifted to a more corporate mindset. Some community members say that is at odds with academic freedom.
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The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education held a conference call Wednesday to discuss the trend of universities and colleges in the United States increasingly hiring faculty on a temporary basis. Read more »
The majority of the University Senate voted in favor of a motion affirming THE General Body’s efforts to increase diversity, transparency and shared governance throughout… Read more »
The University Senate will vote Wednesday on two motions inspired by THE General Body during its final meeting of the semester. The vote comes 13… Read more »
An overall trend in higher education has shown that hiring part-time faculty has become increasingly popular. But while a majority of the educators on campus are not full-time faculty, many on campus feel adjuncts and part-time faculty aren’t receiving the salaries and benefits they deserve. Read more »