General Faculty Meeting: Audio
We have created an audio file containing the faculty presentations from members of our chapter leadership on the subject of shared governance which took place at the general faculty meeting... [continued]
State of the Chapter: MU-AAUP
Reflecting Back on 2021 and Looking Ahead to 2022 It is now one full year since our reactivated chapter held its first official meeting and ratified its new bylaws, on... [continued]
Shared Governance Resolution
Resolution on Practices of Shared Governance at MU Whereas shared university governance at its best is a transparent, multilateral, and robust system for decision-making that involves collaborative dialogue among students,... [continued]
Crisis of Shared Governance at MU
Morale has been low on our campus for many years. We have gone with no or few raises for over a decade. Departments are shrinking, programs and entire colleges are... [continued]
Petition Against Salary Reduction Policy
If you are a University of Missouri System faculty member and object to the new, secretive, system-wide policy that could reduce tenured faculty salaries by 25%, please read and sign... [continued]
Proposal Regarding Faculty Workload Review
On 22 September 2021, the members of the MU AAUP approved the following proposal as an alternative to the Provost's proposal regarding faculty workload review: Introduction: Although only just publicized,... [continued]
Resolution on Student Disciplinary Proceedings and Academic Freedom
The AAUP endorses the Faculty Council’s resolution; and joins Council in affirming the right of free expression and freedom of assembly, and reminds University leadership of its obligation to fairly implement policies and guard the rights of all persons, including those critical of administrative decisions, to voice opinions without reprisal.
Resolution on the Social Justice Centers
Whereas the Gaines-Oldham Black Cultural Center, LGBTQ Resource Center, MulticulturalCenter, Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP) Center, and Women’s Center(hereafter: Social Justice Centers, or Centers) have for decades served MU... [continued]
Inquiry on the Use of Academic Analytics Data in Promotion & Tenure Decisions
The use of AA data in determining P&T cases, introduced without approval from MU faculty, poses a threat to peer review and to the procedures designed to implement it.