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rev. 10 Nov 2009 wjf
CWRU Chapter of the American Association of University 
Professors
link to 2008-2009 salary
report from AAUP This report shows
CWRU faculty compensation, by rank and gender,
as compared with 9 peer institutions.
link
to the complete nationwide report as it appears in Academe, the AAUP
national magazine.
link to letter to the CWRU Faculty – June 2008 The letter begins as follows:
Informal
Discussion with Provost Bud Baeslack
6 November 2009
In the course of an hour's conversation
with the Provost, several topics of interest to the attending faculty were
raised. Among these were the intricacies
associated with the evaluation of faculty and its impact on the granting of
promotion or tenure; the apparent differences in the definition of tenure in
the several units of the University, the Medical School as prime example; the
efforts of the University to provide suitable facilities for the day-care of
children of staff and faculty; the future of the annual Faculty Ball; the role
of contingent, i.e. non-tenure-track, faculty and how they fit into the
traditional requisites of "teaching, service, and research".
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Does the AAUP have a role
to play at CWRU?
CWRU
is facing challenging times and we faculty must play a lead role in addressing
the problems and possibilities. Working
together with administration, board, staff, alums, and students, we can create
a brighter future for our university.
CWRU expects you to excel
in Teaching, Service and Research.
You expect CWRU to
guarantee Tenure, Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance.
These latter are
fundamental principles championed by the AAUP since its founding over ninety
years ago. They have been endorsed by
the Association of American Colleges, including Case and Western Reserve, and
by over 150 educational and professional organizations.
Read the rest
here: link
to letter
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Membership in the AAUP is open to
college and university faculty members, administrators, graduate students, and the
general public. Founded in 1915, AAUP defends academic freedom and tenure,
advocates collegial governance, and develops policies ensuring due process
The 1940 AAUP Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure and the 1970 Interpretive Comments have been endorsed by the Association of American Colleges and over 150 other educational and professional associations, including Case Western Reserve University.
Ø Statement of the Purpose of the Association
Ø The AAUP at Case Western Reserve University
Ø About Joining the AAUP Chapter
Contact CWRU AAUP
Chapter: aaup@cwru.edu
Areas of Interest
To
give an idea of the many areas of interest to the AAUP, we list here some of
the topics discussed in the current AAUP Handbook: dismissal proceedings;
non-renewal of appointment; extramural utterances; political activity; artistic
expression; campus speech codes; access to personnel files; tenure quotas;
periodic evaluation; part-time faculty; non-tenure-track faculty; mandatory
retirement; faculty liability; professional ethics; plagiarism; multiple
authorship; workloads; affirmative action; sexual harassment; faculty role in
budget and salary; intercollegiate athletics; faculty status of librarians;
collective bargaining; student rights; accreditation; retirement and insurance
benefits; leaves of absence; child-bearing; family emergencies.
Other Links
Ø Please read our FAQs page about joining the AAUP Chapter. To become a member of the local chapter, please contact Prof. Peter Whitehouse at 216-844-6448 or by e-mail (peter.whitehouse@cwru.edu). Information about joining national AAUP is available at http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/involved/join/
Ø For more information about the national AAUP, visit http://www.aaup.org/
Ø Ohio AAUP: http://www.ocaaup.org/, e-mail: ocaaup@ocaaup.org
Ø link to email message to CWRU faculty re: tenure & compensation (May 2007)
Ø Link to CWRU Faculty Senate: http://www.cwru.edu/president/facsen
Ø Link to CWRU Faculty Handbook: http://www.cwru.edu/president/aaction/facguide.pdf
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Academic Freedom, Tenure A Related Articles · "Academic Tenure: Its Historical and Legal Meanings in the United States and Its Relationship to the Compensation of Medical School Faculty Members" by Lawrence White, Saint Louis University Law Journal, Vol 44, 51-80, 2000 · "Tenured Faculty on Soft Money" by Edward L. Kean, Science, Vol 291, 254, 2001 · Report of the Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee to Define Membership, 24 April 2002 Budget Membership Women Faculty |
Gregory Eastwood, Interim
President of CWRU
the annual free-form discussion with the President
28 November 2006
Notes follow:
Professor Paul Gerhart
introduced President Gregory Eastwood who then invited questions from the group. The first question concerned the absence of
an Asian Studies program. Eastwood
agreed with the questioner’s concerns and remarked that an “international
affairs office” would be desirable, and will probably be instituted, given the
resources. Other attendees commented
that there is an art history program offered in collaboration with the CMA and
that Asian art is a major component.
A second question concerned
the use of adjunct faculty and whether their rights are protected and whether
the use of adjunct (or contingent) faculty is desirable. Several attendees commented that they thought
the numbers of contingent faculty in their units at CWRU are appropriate.
The question of how best the
administration should interact with faculty was raised in various forms. Should administrators work through the
Senate? How should they respond to
recommendations by external visiting committees? Professor Kash commented that excellent
suggestions made by a recent committee looking at the physics department were
ignored by the administration. Eastwood
commented that he and the provost meet regularly with the deans. He said that he will encourage the deans to
transmit the essence of these discussions to departmental chairs and their
faculties, in an effort to establish regular two-way communication.
Eastwood commented that he
had learned a great deal about the institution from Dick Baznik who is
currently writing a new comprehensive history.
Professor Friedland of the
department of neurology brought up problems associated with the recent
agreement between the medical school and University Hospitals. A large group of faculty, currently employees
of the University, will be offered new contracts by the new “University Hospitals
Case Medical Center”. In the opinion of
many, the negotiations have been rushed, without sufficient input from
faculty. While the details of the
restructuring and its impact on the affected faculty members are still in flux,
faculty are concerned about several issues, e.g. discontinuation of tuition
benefits for their families. There is
concern that the changes are being rushed, giving faculty little time to
examine the details. Another professor,
concerned about the restructuring asked, “in what way am I a part of an
academic institution?”
(A recent decision by the
Administration, endorsed by the faculty Senate, will allow those faculty who,
as a result of the UH agreement, will be paid less than 50% of their annual
salary by the university, to receive retirement benefits based on the portion
paid by the university.)
Eastwood responded that the
tuition benefits question is still being discussed within the
administration.
Eastwood remarked that
practice guidelines for academic medicine have changed and that competition
with private medicine requires constant restructuring.
There was some discussion
about the Board of Trustees, including the question of whether and why they may
have misread the actions of the last president and did not act as a moderating
influence. Eastwood commented that the
Board currently takes the “situation very seriously”; that the percentage of
alumni on the BOT has increased from around 50 to 87%, with none from outside
Cleveland; and that they are determined to find a president who has experience
with a large organization, is a good listener and organizer.
Professor Horvath of the
Music Department called for more “balance” between the arts and technologies –
pointing out, for example, the great need for a “facility” for artistic
performances.
Prof. Gerhart closed the
meeting at one o’clock, thanking the President and the participants.
notes by W. Fickinger, Secretary, CWRU AAUP