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February 20, 2023 at 8:11 pm The Faculty Senate “Resolution Regarding Transparency and Accountability of A&P Appointments within the Division of Academic Affairs” catalogs several instances of non-transparent and intimidating practices in relation to a recent A&P search process. This… Continue reading

The AAUP wrote the book on shared governance. Here is part of it: What is shared governance? Shared governance refers to the joint responsibility of faculty, administrations, and governing boards to govern colleges and universities. Differences in the weight of… Continue reading

and we’d love to see you! The JMU Chapter of the AAUP’s would like to invite you to a Social at Pale Fire Brewing Company (Friday, February 24 at 3:00 – 5:30 pm). We realize that schedules are tight, so… Continue reading

What do you want to talk about? Please use this space to start a new “Open Topic” or contribute to an existing “Open Topic” community conversation. If one or more conversations need more room, we should be able to split… Continue reading

From: Kelly Benjamin, AAUP Media and Communications Here are the top AAUP press clips from around the nation over the past month. Read on to see the great work your fellow members have been doing to keep academic freedom, shared governance,… Continue reading

The Breeze broke the story about the JMU 2023 Holocaust Remembrance. The article was published on January 26, 2023, the date on which the event was held. In the Faculty Senate meeting, also on January 6, 2023, a letter was… Continue reading

February 10, 2023 at 9:20 pm The plots below were created using data as reported by JMU’s Office of Institutional Research,  and indicate staffing trends at JMU from 2015 through 2022. What are we plotting? The plotted scores measure the… Continue reading

The “Resolution of Condemnation of Recent Actions of JMU’s Provost” was introduced in the January 2023 meeting of JMU’s faculty senate. This resolution is eligible for debate, amendment, and possible vote on the faculty senate floor during their February meeting. The… Continue reading

Resolution passed at the Faculty Senate on Administrative Transparency, Shared governance, and Faculty Hiring. January 27th, 2022   Continue reading