Local Highlights and Events
Action Alert: Join non-tenure track faculty
at the University of Iowa, as we fight for our right to form a union. We
have collected a majority of non-tenure track faculty in CLAS
signatures on our letter. We will deliver our letter and list of demands
to the Administration on 4/18 at 12:30 PM. We are asking you to march with us.
Join us on the Pentacrest on April 18th at 12:30 PM!
RSVP and let non-tenure track faculty know you stand with them!
Legal Assistance for individuals affected by changes to DACA
"My students in the University of Iowa Law Clinic's immigration practice area are extremely motivated to provide assistance to individuals affected by any changes to the DACA program, and would like to provide consultations, referrals, and (in appropriate circumstances) direct representation to any U of I students with DACA status who seek advice or information about how they might be personally affected by any new presidential policy with regard to DACA. [...]
Our (the Clinic's) phone number is 319-335-9023 and our email is law-legal-clinic@uiowa.edu."
| Highlights and events from around the academic world
The day after the news of the proposed merger, President Cross, facing backlash from faculty, staff, and students, wrote the following in an email message to a system regent: “Getting hammered by the ‘shared governance’ leaders because they weren’t involved in the process; however, had they been involved we wouldn’t be doing anything!!”
The following resources from the AAUP are potentially useful to faculty concerned by recent political events:
Faculty Speech after the 2016 Election
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