(This statement is inspired by and draws text from the work of the African American Policy Forum [1], and a version drafted by senate colleagues at Ball State University [2].) In the summer of 2021, Republican politicians began proposing legislation against “divisive concepts” and critical race theory. Bills have passed in at least fourteen states […]
The AAUP chapter at Purdue-West Lafayette executive committee voted today to endorse the following statement: The Purdue (West Lafayette) chapter of the American Association of University Professors expresses shock and dismay at the disregard for shared governance at Marian University with respect to their plan to dissolve the Department of Political Science. The process by […]
The Executive Committee of the Purdue Chapter of the American Association of University Professors endorses the open letter crafted by Purdue faculty and staff associated with the Purdue Center for the Environment (C4E) Building Sustainable Communities (BSC) Signature Research Area (SRA). The letter expresses grave concern about President Daniels’s recent invitation to host Dr. Steven […]
Contact: Alice Pawley, [email protected], 765-427-0923 Noor Borbieva, [email protected], 518-545-9088 David Detmer, [email protected] Date: June 11, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – On Friday, the Purdue University Board of Trustees voted to adopt an undergraduate civics literacy graduation requirement for the Purdue University system starting in Fall 2021, over the objections of the Purdue […]
AAUP-Purdue chapter members and other faculty across the Purdue system organized faculty to push back on the Board of Trustees’ decision to adopt an undergraduate civics literacy graduation requirement systemwide over the objections of the University Senate, and without consulting the faculty Senates of Purdue-Northwest and Purdue-Fort Wayne, or the governing body of the Purdue […]
Many faculty at Purdue are critically worried about the decision of the Purdue Board of Trustees to do two things: 1) vote to adopt an undergraduate graduation requirement without consent of the University Senate; and 2) apply it system-wide without engaging faculty at the regional campuses. That the graduation requirement is about civics literacy, when […]
The Purdue Board of Trustees has announced that it is going to vote to adopt a civics literacy graduation requirement at its June 2021 meeting. The requirement, as written about in Purdue News, will include all West Lafayette undergraduate students: passing an exam, which they can take as many times as they like, (which is being […]
In March 2020, Purdue University, like most other colleges and universities, entered “unprecedented times,” with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. During that spring, the administration, faculty, staff, and students quickly responded to limit disruption to the academic experience. Quick responses sometimes necessitate a departure from typical procedures, and spring 2020 at Purdue was no […]
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The Purdue chapter of the American Association of University Professors is looking for a part-time hourly independent contractor to support its chapter organizing efforts. Anticipated tasks will include (but not limited to): Update website with chapter happenings, meetings, public statements Regular posts to the group’s social media (Twitter, FB page, FB group) about Purdue faculty […]
The American Association of University Professors – Purdue (West Lafayette) chapter applauds Purdue’s decision to keep the Patty Jischke Early Care and Education Center (PJC) open “indefinitely” during the pandemic. The chapter now calls for Purdue to honor its commitment made in December 2019 to also increasing affordable, high-quality, accessible childcare on campus. In June […]