How many professional academics are in the lounge tonight?

[Maddy McCall]

Students, professors, college alumni, or people associated with higher ed in any way--I have something I want to discuss--a disgusting situation that happened at my university today, but first I want to know who all is here that would care to discuss it.

Please let me know if you would be willing to listen and justify my outrage.

I am too disheartened right now to post about it unless DUers want to discuss it with me.

Especially, I want the opinions of AAUP and AAUW folks. Are any of you out there?

Everyone check in and I will post a thread in a little while. I am so tired and sad right now.

Thanks, NSMA, for correcting my foul grammar. ;-) Now post on my thread! :-)

[Ediacara]

1. I'm a professional student.

Although I can't say I know much about aaup or aauw.

[Maddy McCall]

3. I hope you will one day...a great organization...

basically a professorial union.

Glad you are here. Hope you hang around a little while...I really want to post about this...very sad thing today.

[mlawson]

5. Oh.

There is no representation of that here on this campus. Not being a tenured prof, I wouldn't know, anyway.

[Maddy McCall]

6. The story I am about to tell will show you that tenure provides no

security anymore. Two tenured professors fired--at whim by the university president...wait til you hear why.

I am trying to get my head around it so that I can post a coherent thread on it.

[mlawson]

2. That might be me.

Prof, here. But what is AAUP and AAWP???

[Maddy McCall]

4. American Association of University Professors

and American Association of University Women.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

7. I definitely would

How disgusting? We have some controversy going on 'round these parts too...

[Maddy McCall]

8. Ok...I am going to work up a thread...hope it makes sense...

It's pretty bad. Abuse of power by the president to the utmost extreme.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

9. I left a note in another Du'ers inbox to drop you a note

if he can offer any assistance

[boobooday]

10. Professional student here

We can relate. :-)

http://www.wgoeshome.com

[Lydia Leftcoast]

11. Former academic here, taught for 11 years

What happened? Did the school declare phony financial exigency?

[Maddy McCall]

12. Thank you. Please respond to this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x851760

[Maddy McCall]

13. Mods, please lock this thread. I have started a related thread.

Thanks.

[Moderator]

14. Please continue here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x851760