@nicepersonality @ianrbuck the worst part of this report is that they’re considering moving Amtrak service back to Midway due to safety concerns and conflicts with weddings at St Paul Depot.
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UMN Twin Cities AAUPOur statement on Hamline University’s Recent “Academic Freedom and Cultural Perspectives: Challenges for Higher Ed Today and Tomorrow” Event
Algernon AustinAugust 2: The Forgotten History of the March for Jobs and Freedom. Register for the webinar here: https://cepr.net/events/march-on-washington-60/
The University of Minnesota's new interim president "oversaw a number of violations against his company and its suppliers, including environmental citations, safety violations, and six-figure settlements for back wages and employment discrimination against women, records show."
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeff-ettinger-was-the-king-of-spam-now-he-wants-to-be-a-congressman-theres-just-one-catch
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeff-ettinger-was-the-king-of-spam-now-he-wants-to-be-a-congressman-theres-just-one-catch
Our local chapter president, Sumanth Gopinath, talks here about the remaining, still very large, budget cuts that remain. https://sahanjournal.com/education/university-of-minnesota-proposed-budget-cuts-to-ethnic-studies-were-error/
Bill Lindeke" In 1990, 39 per cent of the U’s annual budget came from recurring state funds; today it is just 17 per cent, placing Minnesota 20th in the nation in per capita investment in higher education, behind AL, AK, GA, MS, NC, and TN." https://www.umn-tc-aaup.org/statement-on-cla-instructional-cuts.html?fbclid=IwAR14eJArnXuDfSSCHiOCLYqM2orNw6UpyEPuJEELf6ZrwALfhz7Bw8iNBfI
Good news - for Rutgers and higher ed in general -https://www.inquirer.com/education/rutgers-university-strike-faculty-grad-students-20230415.html?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_email_traffic&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=
Rutgers strike is suspended, sending faculty back to work with a ‘framework’ for new contracts
After a five-day strike, unions representing 9,000 educators, researchers and clinicians agreed with the administration on key contract issues, but still have to work on a full tentative agreement.