This is the text of the document that the Macalester chapter of the AAUP submitted to EPAG for its consideration as the elected committee of the faculty entrusted with the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution and By-Laws to the faculty. As of December 4, 2023, EPAG had not yet taken a decision on the issue.Continue reading “Interpretation of the Faculty By-Laws and Constitution as they apply to the Criminal Background Check”
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Letter to Macalester Faculty regarding the latest Provost communication regarding the proposed Criminal Background Check Policy
Dear Colleagues, You will by now have seen the letter from Provost Lisa Anderson-Levy regarding the update on ongoing criminal record checks sent on Thursday, September 28. Some of you have contacted the AAUP with questions about where things stand and what next steps are possible. The AAUP has had several conversations with members ofContinue reading “Letter to Macalester Faculty regarding the latest Provost communication regarding the proposed Criminal Background Check Policy”
Macalester AAUP Statement on Revised Criminal Background Checks
September 8, 2023 This statement summarizes continuing concerns with the college’s revised criminal record check policy. The policy was revised in May 2023, although to our knowledge, no announcement about this revision has been made. A longer version of this statement was shared with members of the administration and the Faculty Advisory Council and isContinue reading “Macalester AAUP Statement on Revised Criminal Background Checks”
Letter to the Editor: How “care” compromises a Macalester education
Forum posts on this blog are posts from individual members of the AAUP at Macalester, or from other sources as the editors of the blog see fit. Such posts do not necessarily represent the official positions of the AAUP but are shared in the interest of improving awareness, discussion, and improving our collective orientation andContinue reading “Letter to the Editor: How “care” compromises a Macalester education”
Hamline University AAUP Statement on Academic Freedom and Responsibility
The Macalester AAUP is happy to share the statement from the Hamline University AAUP on Academic Freedom and Responsibility, released after the recent actions taken by Hamline’s administration against an adjunct professor, Dr. Erika López Prater. The beginning of the statement is included in a screenshot below. The full statement can be read at theContinue reading “Hamline University AAUP Statement on Academic Freedom and Responsibility”
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