Agenda for the January 30, 2021 general meeting

Agenda OFFICER AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Executive Committee: Letter on Garrett Felber Treasurer Ad hoc Committee on COVID-19 Other officer and committee reports (Committee A, Committee on Gender and Sexuality, Committee on Media Management, Committee on Outreach and Communication) Ad Hoc Committee and Committee on Outreach and Communication do have projects pending; Committee A may have a report; Gender and Sexuality and Media Management may have announcements OLD BUSINESS Resolution on HE Boards (see Minutes, 24 October 2020) Dues subsidy program (Secretary Thomas Miller, Treasurer Kevin Cope) Membership (President Leslie Bary). We are about to break 250 members, nearly a 50% increase over membership in summer 2018. If we have 251 or more at institutions with chapters, we get a second delegate to the national convention. We are very close. Let us (a) replace everyone who retires or moves with two new members and (b) create chapters where there are none. These are realistic goals and they will make a difference. NEW BUSINESS Faculty Retirement ORP: update on LSU lawsuit (Kevin Cope, Roger Laine) Academic freedom, particularly in the context of faculty handbooks and tenure/promotion policy (language on “respect” and collegiality). There was a recent discussion of this at Cambridge University…

President’s Newsletter, 1 November 2020

The minutes of the October 24 meeting are up on this site, and have been sent to all current members. There was a rich discussion. We have a number of plans, and more issues identified for action. We meet again by Zoom in late January (Saturday, the 23d or 30th, to be decided), and in person at UL Lafayette / on Zoom Saturday, April 24, for the annual meeting. I urge everyone to read the minutes carefully. We will be in touch! In solidarity, LESLIE Leslie Bary 2020-2022 President Louisiana Conference AAUP

Minutes of Meeting October 24, 2020

Meeting: LA State Conference, AAUP October 24, 2020 Present: Elected Board Leslie Bary (President) (UL Lafayette) Sudhir Trivedi (Vice President) (SU-BR) Thomas Miller (Secretary) (SU-BR) Kevin Cope (Treasurer) (LSU-BR) General Membership: Katheryn LaBorde (Xavier), Michelle Glaros (Centenary), Angie Gwee (SU-BR), Michelle Massé (LSU-BR), Judith Miranti (Xavier), Biljana Obradovic (Xavier), Jim Robinson (LSU-E), Brian Salvatore (LSU-S), Peter Siska (LSU-S), Christof Stumpf (LSU-A), Carola Wenk (Tulane), Hugh Wilson (Grambling), John Worsencroft (LaTech), Jana Giles (ULM). Meeting begins: 10:12 am AGENDA: Item I: Implementation/use of resolution on HE boards – The resolution in support of faculty representation on all Boards of Higher Education adopted in the August 8 meeting (see approved draft) will be reviewed by a committee the week of October 26th and presented to the Executive Committee of the State Conference (SC) shortly thereafter. It will be presented to the Governor and/or Lieutenant Governor with media attention brought to bear. Committee members: Kevin Cope, Jana Giles, Richmond Eustis (the committee who wrote the resolution itself was Kevin Cope, Michelle Massé, Judith Miranti, Christof Stumpf). Item II: applications for dues subsidy program – At the August 8th meeting of the SC it was decided that dues subsidies would be awarded to up…

Minutes for August 9 Meeting

Meeting: LA State Conference August 8, 2020 Present: Elected Board Leslie Bary (President) Sudhir Trivedi (Vice President) Thomas Miller (Secretary) Kevin Cope (Treasurer) Dave Reid (At-Large) General Membership Constance Balides, Amy Chafee, Wande Coleman, Brooks Elwood, Charles Figley, D. Gauthier, Michelle Glaros, Elizabeth Gross, Ilko Iliev, Authur Lustig, Michelle Massé, Vipin Menon, Judith Miranti, Stephen Rushing, Peter Siska, Christof Stumpf, Cheryl Taylor, Mathew Ware, Hugh Wilson Meeting begins: 10:00 am   AGENDA:  Item I: Protecting Lives, Promoting Education: Principles for Reopening Campuses – Statement from coalition of Midwest AAUP Chapters presented to the general membership of the Louisiana State Conference (SC) for consideration and possible endorsement.  The statement prioritizes shared governance, faculty and staff economic security and protecting the rights of the most vulnerable within the academic community.  The statement was previously endorsed by the SC at its meeting of June 29th, 2020. Result – After some deliberation, and with the understanding that endorsement did not imply complete agreement with every portion of the document, the General Membership elected to endorse the statement from the Midwest Conferences with: Yeas: 15/23; Nays: 2/23; Abstentions: 0/23. It was observed that endorsement of the Midwest statement should not be viewed as an end…