October 12, 2009. Emails obtained under Florida Sunshine Law indicate efficiency expert's key role in FAU reorganization

October 9, 2009. Minutes to the October 2 College of Engineering Faculty Meeting reveal professors' frustration over Dean Stevens' undemocratic style, creation of "functional units" with business consultant Susan Clemmons,

October 7, 2009. A new department on UFF-FAU's website provides easy access to documents on FAU's actual financial condition, the university's privileging of administrative/professional personnel over faculty, Administrator evaluations, and the February 2009 Impasse Hearing

October 5, 2009. Twenty years ago FAU's crisis of purpose and direction was no less acute than it is today, Academic freedom, the vital prerequisite to critical thought and inquiry, remains imperiled by Florida legislators and university administrators beholden to market principles, vocationalism, and enrollment growth, Such tendencies have only become more pronounced through the 1990s and 2000s

Updated October 2, 2009. With layoffs not yet rescinded UFS will provide venue for action it unanimously condemned at emergency meeting on June 5, Reorganization preceded termination of five professors, making FAU nationally infamous as "the university that fires tenured faculty"

Updated October 2, 2009. Alperin responds to UFF-FAU Sept. 11 email.

September 29, 2009. Faculty Senate President explains positions as BOT representative, Recommends faculty become involved in "Visioning" agenda

Updated September 29, 2009. Newspaper's veteran higher ed journalist moves up to real estate beat shortly after last week's revealing coverage of FAU BOT Retreat.

September 24, 2009. The decision contrasts with SUS Chancellor Brogan, FAU administrators and trustees' May 2009 national "achievement" of rendering the tenure of FAU faculty utterly meaningless