September 8, 2012. President Saunders panned for "micromanaging" university, disrespect of faculty, lack of transparency, and dubious approaches to budget crisis, Provost Claiborne faulted for poor communication with faculty, teaching cutbacks, and "a swirling vortex of comically stupid [credentialing] decisions."
Tag: <span>United Faculty of Florida</span>
01.092012January 19, 2015
Labor Day Message From the President
By jamestrcyIn ArchivesTags administrative accountability, collective bargaining agreement, FAU, Florida Atlantic University, instructor promotional structure, SACS, United Faculty of Florida
September 1, 2012. Welcome back to the Idea Factory! What's on the horizon for FAU faculty this coming fall.
14.082012January 19, 2015
UFF-FAU Analysis and Recommendations on Southern College and Schools Accreditation (SACS) Process and Report
By jamestrcyIn ArchivesTags Administration, administrative accountability, Brenda Claiborne, FAU, Florida Atlantic University, Mary Jane Saunders, teacher union contract, United Faculty of Florida
August 14, 2012. Union receives numerous complaints alleging FAU administrators' arbitrary application of SACS accreditation procedures, Faculty cite potential attempts to undermine curricular decision-making
11.062012January 19, 2015
MJ Saunders Administration Attempts End-Run Around Collective Bargaining Agreement, Shared Governance
By jamestrcyIn ArchivesTags Administration, administrative accountability, anti-union, Brenda Claiborne, collective barganing agreement, FAU, Florida, higher education, Mary Jane Saunders, shared governance, teacher union contract, United Faculty of Florida
June 11, 2012. Provost Brenda Claiborne announces significant changes to Promotion and Tenure policy without notifying UFF or faculty governance bodies
29.052012January 19, 2015
On This Day in FAU History
By jamestrcyIn ArchivesTags Administration, administrative accountability, corporate university, Florida Atlantic University, Frank Brogan, higher education, United Faculty of Florida
May 29, 2012. After a hasty reorganization of the College of Engineering three years ago FAU administrators summarily fired five tenured faculty members
14.052012February 19, 2015
Post-Protest Wrap Up
By jamestrcyIn ArchivesTags Administration, administrative accountability, Budget, corporate university, faculty, faculty salaries, faculty union, faculty unions, FAU, Florida, Florida Atlantic University, higher education, Mary Jane Saunders, United Faculty of Florida
May 14, 2012. The faculty protest in late April was a last resort after the non-responsiveness of FAU administrators. What did we achieve?
18.042012April 18, 2012
FAU Faculty and Students In Large Show of Unity Outside Administrators’ Offices
By jamestrcyIn HomeTags Administration, college students, corporate university, education reform, faculty, faculty union, FAU, Florida Atlantic University, Florida budget, higher education, M J Saunders, Mary Jane Saunders, Rick Scott, teacher union contract, United Faculty of Florida
April 18, 2012. FAU community voices concerns over M J Saunders administration's arbitrary decisions on summer classes, increased class sizes
07.102011October 9, 2011
“The Classroom is Not a Marketplace”: Rebuking Rick Perry’s Prescription for Higher Ed
By jamestrcyIn HomeTags corporate university, education reform, faculty union, Florida, Frank Brogan, higher education, Rick Perry, Rick Scott, tenure, United Faculty of Florida
October 8, 2011. July report by U of Texas faculty levels stern critique of Governor's attempted higher ed "reforms"
21.062011June 21, 2011
UFF Moves Forward on Instructor Agenda, Calls for Participation
By jamestrcyIn Home, Message from the PresidentTags budget cuts, collective bargaining, faculty salaries, FAU, Florida, Florida Atlantic University, instructor salaries, public employees, UFF-FAU, United Faculty of Florida
June 21, 2011. FAU depends on instructors who lack job security to teach its undergrads, Almost a third are paid less than $40k annually