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PNW Faculty vote no confidence in Chancellor Keon

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.

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PR: PNW Senate executive committee unanimously demands resignation of Chancellor Keon

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.

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PR: PNW AAUP Statement on PNW Chancellor Thomas Keon’s Graduation Ceremony Remarks

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 […]

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AAUP Chapters Across Purdue University System Disappointed In Board of Trustees’ Secretive Presidential Search

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 […]

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Press release: Purdue Board of Trustees ignores faculty vote in ordering civics literacy graduation requirement

Contact:  Alice Pawley, alicepawley@gmail.com, 765-427-0923 Noor Borbieva, noorborbieva@gmail.com,  518-545-9088 David Detmer, daviddetmer@yahoo.com  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 […]

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Over 300 Purdue Faculty Sign Petition Calling for Improved Shared Governance on Matters of Instruction

PRESS ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2020 Contact: Alice Pawley, AAUP-Purdue chapter president, alicepawley@gmail.com, 765-427-0923 OVER 300 PURDUE FACULTY SIGN PETITION CALLING FOR IMPROVED SHARED GOVERNANCE ON MATTERS OF INSTRUCTION West Lafayette, IN –– Frustrated with the Purdue University administration’s wholesale disregard for shared governance regarding matters of instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty […]

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Indiana AAUP Chapters Help Restore Student Rights at Purdue University Global

February 25, 2019 Contact:Dave Nalbone, Indiana AAUP President, dnalbone@gmail.com;Bill Mullen, AAUP-Purdue Vice-President, bill.mullen2@gmail.com For Immediate Release Indiana AAUP Chapters Help Restore Student Rights at Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN — Indiana chapters of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) won a major victory for students and faculty in Indiana by forcing the online public university, […]

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Indiana AAUP Chapter Building Faculty Power

For Immediate Release WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA — Representatives from multiple American Association of University Professor chapters across Indiana universities converged on West Lafayette for a day-long strategy session focused on organizing for faculty rights in Indiana.  The AAUP both nationally and locally is a leading force in organizing for faculty rights in higher education, and […]