We all need to be having this conversation:
After an Art Controversy, Hamline Faculty Urge Their President to Resign
Many professors said the mishandling of an incident where an adjunct displayed an image of the Prophet Muhammad is dividing the community.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/hamline-university-fayneese-miller/
Here it is. This essay nails the heart of it regarding the #Hamline outrage.
With #tenure , this would've been an uncomfortable series of meetings, not an effective firing, for the wronged professor.
This is about #adjunctification.
Sahar Aziz is so right about the Hamline controversy:
"Speaking past each other, these two camps miss the real problem here: the commercialisation of higher education to the detriment of students and faculty alike"
#HamlineUniversity #Hamline #academicfreedom #neoliberalism #SaharAziz #islam #cancelculture
The Board of Trustees issues a statement suggesting the university is reconsidering its stance on academic freedom, which set off a controversy. The university’s president issues a statement strongly defending the university’s position. Outside groups—including some Muslim organizations—reject the university’s position.
Impressive University Of Minnesota Art History Faculty Statement In Support Of Adjunct Erika López Prater, Blistering Hamline University
The tenure-stream faculty of the Department of Art History at the University of Minnesota writes to address the recent non-renewal of adjunct instructor, Dr. Erika López Prater, from her term appointment at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
U of Minnesota Art History department has issued a thoughtful statement about Islamic art and the value of academic freedom and free inquiry in tension with cultural sensitivity necessary to teach in multicultural classrooms. Really excellent. #Macademia, #AcademicFreedom #Prater #Hamline #ArtHistory #IslamicArt
The tenure-stream faculty of the Department of Art History at the University of Minnesota writes to address the recent non-renewal of adjunct instructor, Dr. Erika López Prater, from her term appointment at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
University of #Minnesota #Art History Faculty Statement about the total mess and leadership failure at #Hamline
The tenure-stream faculty of the Department of Art History at the University of Minnesota writes to address the recent non-renewal of adjunct instructor, Dr. Erika López Prater, from her term appointment at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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