Join us for a candid conversation about the past, present and future of workplace rights for faculty, researchers and other university workers. Chris Martin is a professor of communications at University of Northern Iowa and president of United Faculty, the only union among Iowa’s three regents’ universities.

Tuesday, October 13th, 5:30-7 pm, Iowa City Public Library

Join us on the final Tuesday of every month to kick back with friendly folks from across campus. No agenda - just fellowship & good vibes with other faculty. All welcome. Next event: Tuesday, September 29th, 5 - 7 pm, The Green House, 505 E Washington St., Iowa City. Future dates: October 27, November 17.

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. Next event: Tuesday, July 21, 5 - 7 pm, The Green House, 505 E Washington St., Iowa City.

The Gazette reported on nationwide concerns that three-year bachelors’ degrees - like those being advanced in Iowa for certain fields like nursing - will ultimately disadvantage students and erode the quality of higher education.

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. Next event: Tuesday, May 26, 5 - 7 pm, Green House, 505 E Washington St., Iowa City.

The Iowa Senate is considering three bills that would advance a radical agenda to reshape Iowa’s public universities along ideological lines. These bills - taken almost verbatim from national special interest groups - put partisan politics over student learning, intellectual freedom or institutional health.

Contact state senators and spread the word to everyone - alumni, faculty, parents, students and taxpayers - who shares an interest in protecting robust and independent higher education in Iowa.

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).