Today the AAUP research department released The Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2021-2022, which collects the latest round of findings from the AAUP’s annual Faculty Compensation Survey. It found declines in real wages, a persistent salary gap between men and women, and continuing contingency, with three in five faculty members on contingent appointments.
Read moreAAUP Statement On Academic Freedom and Transphobia
On Academic Freedom and Transphobia: The statement that follows was prepared in 2018 and approved in 2019 by the Association’s Committee on Gender and Sexuality in the Academic Profession (formerly the Committee on Women in the Academic Profession) and approved by Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure in 2021.
Read moreAAUP Statement: President Trump Must Be Removed
The AAUP's leadership issued the following statement today. Two days ago, while white supremacist, Trump-supporting insurrectionists stormed the United States Capitol, we wrote that we were appalled by the assault and noted that the current administration’s actions…
Read moreStatement on Racial Justice in Higher Education
As the ongoing demonstrations of the past few weeks have shown, our nation is once again being called on to reckon with systemic racism and its impact on Black, Latinx, indigenous, and other people of color. Black lives matter, and the AAUP stands in solidarity with all those who are protesting racism and police brutality.
Read moreRemote Learning Started with Spring Training
Don’t let anyone tell you that our shift to remote learning in the spring 2020 was a smooth transition. Online teaching and learning, in the best case requires careful planning and is extremely labor-intensive.
Read moreIf my mother was a student in this time of crisis
I am the son of a refugee: My mother arrived to the US in 1982 escaping Argentina’s dirty war. She was 21 years old and the violence had twice interrupted her studies and caused her, and the rest of her family, years of physical and psychological stress by the time she finally escaped.
Read moreThank you professors for being accommodating during this transition
About a week or two into the transition to the online learning domain I had developed symptoms of the novel coronavirus. It wasn’t until three (very long) days later in which I had found out that I had tested positive for contracting the virus.
Read moreEvidence and colleagues to the rescue: My journey shifting my courses online post COVID 19
Given the abrupt changes in all of our lives recently, there is nothing more important than seeking a friend’s help. This was proven to be especially true in my journey shifting courses online post college closure.
Read moreThe Online Learning Curve
Amid a health crisis that is testing the world’s capacity to care for the sick and protect billions lies an education system dedicated to nurturing minds, preserving continuity and championing for progress.
Read moreAAUP Message - COVID-19 and its Implication on our Community
As the spread of the coronavirus continues, our university like many others is taking all serious measurements needed to assure the safety of our community members. We applaud the university for its responsiveness to this serious situation affecting our society in large.
Read moreA More Nuanced Approach To Dispute Resolution
Business Professor David Prottas has been Adelphi AAUP’s Vice President of Grievances for the past five years. Since 2015, he has seen a tremendous shift in how grievances are manifested, how they are viewed and how they get resolved.
Read morePreventing Faculty Burnout through Self-Care and Self-Advocacy
It is no secret to members of the professoriate that working in academia can result in high levels of stress and professional burnout. While popular perceptions of the job often reflect the notion that professors live a stress-free life, employment at institutions of higher education is associated with an elevated risk of emotional exhaustion and poor psychological well-being.
Read moreAAUP LEADERSHIP: Behind the Scenes with Maggie Gray, Political Science
Serving as Interim AAUP President from April - December, 2019 was something that was both very gratifying and undoubtedly eye opening. I gained a completely new understanding of, not to mention appreciation for, the work of our faculty union.
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