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UT Austin AAUP Chapter Fall 2024 Meeting
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, 10:00-11:30am CT, on Zoom. Officers: Karma Chavez, Brian Evans, Andrea Gore, Lauren Gutterman, Steven Seegel, and Polly Strong (President) strongpolly@gmail.com. Free inquiry, free expression, intellectual exploration, and open dissent are critical for student learning and the advancement of knowledge. Academic freedom is the freedom from institutional censorship of the instructional staff ‘s… — read more
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Texas AAUP-AFT Conference Profile
By Kelly Hand Appeared in the Fall 2024 Academe Magazine State conferences bring together members of AAUP campus chapters, along with AAUP members working to form chapters on their campuses. As vehicles for collective action—within, and sometimes beyond, state boundaries—conferences connect faculty members with colleagues from other colleges and universities to advance AAUP principles and… — read more
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Texas Student and Faculty Advocacy Organizations and Civil Rights Groups Underscore Critical Need for Inclusive Curricula and Programs Before the Texas Senate Hearing on November 11, 2024
For Immediate ReleaseNovember 10, 2024 Media ContactsTexas AAUP-AFT – aaup.texas@gmail.comLegal Defense Fund (LDF) – media@naacpldf.org Tomorrow, November 11, several student and faculty advocacy organizations and civil rights groups will testify at Monday’s Texas Senate Higher Education Subcommittee hearing on the topic “Stopping DEI to Strengthen the Texas Workforce” to underscore the critical need for inclusive… — read more
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Former Trinity Valley Community College “Gadfly” Faculty Member Sues College Over Multiple Violations of his Constitutional Rights and Breach of Contract
Press Release. Nov. 3, 2024. For Immediate Release. Contact: Texas AAUP-AFT Office of Faculty Representation, txaaup-pressinfo@pm.me Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) was sued in Federal Court on October 18, 2024, by former full-time instructor of Anatomy and Physiology, Michael Harman. The suit alleges that Harman was targeted and retaliated against by the college for being a “gadfly”… — read more
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Former Faculty Members Sue UTRGV Under Title VII Alleging Discrimination and Retaliation
Press Release. Nov. 1, 2024. For Immediate Release. Contact: Texas AAUP-AFT Office of Faculty Representation, txaaup-pressinfo@pm.me Astrid Gandaria, Sandra Orta, and Mayra Reyes, formerly employed as lecturers with the School of Social Work at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), filed a lawsuit in US District Court for the Southern District of Texas,… — read more
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Testify with Us at the Texas Senate Higher Education Subcommittee Hearing on November 11, 2024
Brian L. Evans, PhD, aaup.texas@gmail.com, 512-516-5991President, Texas AAUP-AFT Conference, AFT Local 8041A The Texas Senate Higher Ed Subcommittee will hold its third public hearing this year on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, 9am-5pm on the future of faculty senates and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We’d like to invite you to testify with us in person on Nov. 11th. When testifying,… — read more
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Former Prof. Michael Harman Sues Trinity Valley Community College Alleging Retaliation
Please see the blog post — read more
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Former Faculty Members Sue UTRGV Under Title VII Alleging Discrimination and Retaliation
Please see https://aaup-utaustin.org/2024/11/01/former-faculty-members-sue-utrgv-under-title-vii-alleging-discrimination-and-retaliation/ — read more
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Better Faculty Working Conditions Means Better Education
Brian L. Evans, PhDPresident, Texas AAUP-AFT Conference, aaup.texas@gmail.com Our faculty working conditions are our students’ learning environment, and the need to advocate for better faculty working conditions to improve the quality of education is greater than ever. In our August survey, faculty revealed deep dissatisfaction with the state of higher ed in Texas, highlighting the negative impacts of… — read more
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Texas AAUP-AFT Advocacy for Professional Track Faculty
AAUP is concerned about all faculty, regardless of rank or tenure status. We champion academic freedom, advance shared governance, and organize all faculty to promote economic security and quality education. Below, I mention several ways National AAUP and Texas AAUP-AFT have been advocating for professional track faculty, and we’re always looking for ways to do better. We organize faculty of all… — read more