Professor Julia Schleck of the University of Nebraska, and author of Dirty Knowledge:Academic Freedom in the Age of Neoliberalism, gave a challenging and inspiring lecture on academic freedom and the future of higher education to a full house in Macalester College’s Weyerhaeuser Board Room. Over 65 faculty, staff students, and senior administrators attended, including fromContinue reading “Julia Schleck Lecture at Macalester College”
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Macalester AAUP Supports the Staff Union of the AAUP
October 31, 2023 The Macalester All-Campus chapter of the AAUP stands in solidarity with the staff union of the AAUP, as they begin a rolling series of one-day strikes. We recognize that the strength of the AAUP is not advanced by internal inequities that divide us while simultaneously seeking protection and advancement for its membership.Continue reading “Macalester AAUP Supports the Staff Union of the AAUP”
Macalester AAUP Statement on the College’s Censoring of the TARAVAT Exhibition and Issues of Artistic and Academic Freedom
Macalester Aaup Statement On The College’s Censoring Of The Taravat Exhibition And Issues Of Artistic And Academic Freedom The Law Warschaw Gallery at Macalester was designed by HGA Architects and Engineers, a renowned national design firm whose designs seek to give expression to the vision of the clients they serve. It was important for theContinue reading “Macalester AAUP Statement on the College’s Censoring of the TARAVAT Exhibition and Issues of Artistic and Academic Freedom”
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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