“Rights & Pints” Monthly Happy Hour - March 24
Join us on the fourth Tuesday of every month to kick back with friendly folks from across campus. No agenda - just fellowship & good vibes with other faculty. All welcome. Upcoming events - February 24, March 24, April 22, 5 - 7 pm, Green House, 505 E Washington St., Iowa City.
Monthly Meeting - Tuesday, March 10
Please join us on Tuesday, March 10 from 5:30-6:30 at the Coralville Public Library to learn, plan and mobilize. Spread the word to colleagues across campus — all are welcome and every person counts.
Call to Action - Wed. Feb. 25th, 4 pm - Show Up at Board of Regents’ Meeting to Defend Higher Education
On Wednesday, show up to tell the Board of Regents we need them defend higher education from partisan attacks. 4 pm, Leavitt Center for University Advancement, Iowa City.
Alumni raise concerns as Univ. of Iowa reviews Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies program
“Alumni of the University of Iowa are raising concerns over the future of the university’s Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies program, saying they’ve learned it could be eliminated as part of a broader academic review.
TV9 first learned of the potential change from a recent Ph.D. graduate who said more than 120 alumni have signed an open letter urging university leaders and the Iowa Board of Regents to reconsider what they describe as the pending elimination of the major.”
“Rights & Pints” Monthly Happy Hour
Join us on the fourth Tuesday of every month to kick back with friendly folks from across campus. No agenda - just fellowship & good vibes with other faculty. All welcome. Upcoming events - February 24, March 24, April 22, 5 - 7 pm, Green House, 505 E Washington St., Iowa City.
INSIDE HIGHER ED: A ‘Barrage of Bills’ Would Overhaul Higher Ed in Iowa—If They Actually Pass
INSIDER HIGHER ED: A ‘Barrage of Bills’ Would Overhaul Higher Ed in Iowa—If They Actually Pass
Iowa faculty, student groups ‘reject’ calls for universities to join federal compact
The Capitol Dispatch reported that the Iowa Higher Education Coalition - comprised of the AAUP chapters from all three of Iowa’s public universities - rejected the Trump Administration’s Compact for Education Excellence.
Concern over CLAS Policy Manual
Last fall, the Executive Committee of the University of Iowa chapter of The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) became concerned, and then alarmed, about the administration’s proposed changes to the Manual of Policy and Procedure (MOPP) of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS).
Chapter 20 Statement
Tonight AAUP and COGS sent the statement below to the UI President and her cabinet, along with selected media outlets.