In the Provost’s February 2023 remarks to the Faculty Senate (February 23, 2023) and in regard to the Faculty Senate's Transparency and Accountability of Administrative Hires resolution and resolution of Condemnation, Dr. Coltman noted that the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) “stresses that collegiality should not be a basis for evaluation as it is … Continue reading AAUP@JMU Comment re: Provost remarks of Feb 23, 2023

Email on Shared Governance, send to all JMU instructional faculty. (sent on Feb 21, 2023)   AAUP_email.Feb21_2023Download

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 each group's voice on a particular issue should be determined by the extent of its … Continue reading AAUP wrote the book on shared governance

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 please feel free to stop by for just a few minutes, if time allows. We'd love … Continue reading AAUP@JMU: Social+Discussion 2/24/23 at Pale Fire…

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, and the economic security of the profession in the news. And please help amplify this … Continue reading AAUP in the News February Edition

Resolution passed at the Faculty Senate on Administrative Transparency, Shared governance, and Faculty Hiring. January 27th, 2022   resolution-on-administrative-transparencyDownload

Letter on Transparency and Shared Governance in Faculty hiring (sent to President Alger and Provost Coltman on December 10, 2021)   letter-dec2021-1Download

Motion passed at the Faculty Senate on Instructional Faculty Search Procedures. September 26, 2021 resolution-on-faculty-hiring-9.26.21Download

Motion passed at the Faculty Senate on Shared Governance and Governing Bodies. November 12, 2020     resolution_on_consultation_with_faculty_in_the_collegesDownload