Advocating for all Mizzou faculty
AAUP at Mizzou is dedicated to advancing academic freedom and shared governance; promoting professional and economic security for faculty; and supporting an informed, inclusive, and engaged faculty community.
Upcoming Events
- Advocacy Day at the Capitol in Jeff City will be Thursday, March 6, 10 am to 2 pm! Join our group to discuss legislation related to higher education and to share information about academic freedom with lawmakers. Contact Steve Karian if you are interested in attending.
- The General Faculty Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 18, at 3:30 pm. The meeting will focus on academic freedom and be co-planned by AAUP, followed by social at ITAP.
News:
- At our Chapter Meeting in February, we planned what topics to bring up at the April General Faculty Meeting, as well as questions to ask at our ongoing meetings with the Provost. Faculty were concerned about how the federal funding freeze and restrictions on DEI-related words that can be no longer be used in federal grants will affect tenure and promotion requirements as well as research and teaching more broadly; there were also concerns raised about ICE interacting with students, faculty, or staff on campus, and student and work visas.
- MU is party to a lawsuit through the APLU challenging the 15% cap on indirect costs on NIH grants.
Archive:
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Forum on Academic Freedom: “Know Your Rights” (Sept. 25, 5pm, Middlebush 211)
You are invited to our upcoming Forum on Academic Freedom: “Know Your Rights” on Monday, Sept. 25, 5pm, in Middlebush 211. Want to know more about legal protections for faculty around academic freedom?… [continued]
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MU AAUP Chapter Approves Resolution on Revising the Provost Call Letters for Promotion
In January 2023, the members of the MU chapter of the AAUP voted to approve the following resolution: In 2020, the MU administration made major changes to the promotion process… [continued]
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MU-AAUP Statement on PTO Bank Proposal
On June 23rd, 2022, the University of Missouri Board of Curators discussed a white paper entitled “Modernizing Leave Plan Programs: Considerations and Recommendations” (see pp. 113-141). Prepared by Aon consulting… [continued]
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Statement on Faculty Review of Chancellor Mun Choi
The evaluation of President Choi as MU Chancellor reinforces a message faculty have sought to convey for several years: there is a crisis in shared governance at the University of Missouri. Responses in the… [continued]
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Letter to UM Board of Curators on Shared Governance and Faculty Authority
On May 17, 2022, the Board of Curators for the University of Missouri amended the Board Bylaws to require that all changes to undergraduate admissions standards throughout the UM System… [continued]
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Statement on President Choi’s Address
Leaders of the MU AAUP Chapter and the faculty at large hope that in his March 15 address President Choi will offer concrete plans to address the crisis in shared… [continued]