AAUP PurdueSB 202 is dangerous legislation that will dramatically change state universities in Indiana: it will undermine tenure; chill freedom of speech and academic freedom on campus for both conservatives and liberals, for faculty, staff, and students, and for everyone in between; defund important DEI initiatives; and change the composition of Boards of Trustees and who […]
The Indiana AAUP State Conference website has resources posted here, including press coverage, press releases, organizational statements released against SB202, and more. Bill Information AAUP Chapter statements Faculty Senate resolutions against SB 202 “Purdue Northwest Faculty Senate opposes Senate Bill 202 due to its intent to limit academic freedom and undermine tenure and promotion policies.” […]
The Purdue-West Lafayette and Indiana University-Bloomington chapters of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) join in opposing Indiana Senate Bill 202 in its current form. Adoption of SB 202 would severely damage the ability of Indiana’s two public Research-1 universities—Purdue-West Lafayette and IU-Bloomington—to recruit and retain outstanding faculty, erasing the State of Indiana’s uniquely […]
The Purdue-Northwest faculty have passed a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Keon. The vote was 87% for (135 faculty) to 13% against (20 faculty). On December 21, the PNW Faculty Senate chair distributed this letter to faculty announcing the result of the vote.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2022 Contact: Hammond/Westview IN: The Purdue-Northwest Faculty Senate Executive Committee, after extensive discussion, sent the attached letter to Chancellor Keon. The Senate was unanimous in its demand for him to go. The letter can be viewed here.
The Purdue University Northwest chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2022 Contact: David Detmer, President, PNW chapter of AAUP -djdetmer@pnw.edu/219-669-7723 Lee Artz, Vice-President, PNW chapter of AAUP – artz@pnw.edu/269-369-0846 Hammond and Westville, Indiana: The Purdue University Northwest chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) condemns […]
Following on VP Lisa Lambert Snodgrass’s email from earlier in November: Leigh Raymond has officially resigned as chapter president as of November 22, and the Executive Committee (EC) has reluctantly accepted his resignation. Speaking for the EC, I know we are grateful for his hard work over the last 6 months, and that the chapter […]
Chapter meetings for AAUP-Purdue for the Fall 2022 term will be held on the second Wednesday of the month, from 4-5 pm. Most will be in BRNG 1248, and will be hybrid. Contact us for the link to join. See you soon!
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – Three Purdue chapters of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) – West Lafayette, Northwest, and Fort Wayne – released a statement today expressing disappointment in the secretive process by which the Purdue University Board of Trustees have selected Purdue’s next president. The Board announced on Friday, June 10 that the […]
On Friday June 10, 2022, Purdue University’s Board of Trustees announced with no warning the appointment of a new university president starting on January 1, 2023. The appointment of a new president is a monumental decision that should include input and consultation with all key stakeholder groups on campus, including campus faculty. Yet the Board […]