The intellectual independence and integrity of higher education’s classroom faculty have been under attack for some time—by the press, by conservative commentators, and by politicians. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is convinced that it is time to take back the classroom on behalf of academic freedom. In a clear and carefully reasoned historic new report, we counter these attacks and lay out the principles of responsible college pedagogy. The full report, Freedom in the Classroom, is available in the September–October issue of Academe , our journal of record, and online.
The report differentiates instruction from indoctrination. It addresses demands for “balance†in the classroom and offers a very specific and limited disciplinary rationale for the relevance of balance. It argues forcefully that college instructors have the right—and, some would argue, the responsibility—to challenge their students’ most cherished beliefs.
JOB: LatAm/Latino Studies, UCSC: Comparative Migration & Social Inequality in the Americas
The Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, invites applicants for a position as (tenure-track) Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (with tenure), with strong research experience in the field of Comparative Migration and Social Inequality in the Americas. Comparative migration studies are defined broadly to include analyses of gender, labor markets, immigrant integration or adaptation, racial and/or ethnic identity, language retention or acquisition, refugees, or conditions of displacement.
JOBS: LatAm/Latino Studies, UCSC – Sustainable Community Development in Americas
The Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, invites applicants for a position as (tenure-track) Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (with tenure) in the field of Sustainable Community Development in the Americas.
Ward Churchill fired by Colorado regents
“I want to be clear,” said Tom Mayer, a CU-Boulder sociology professor. “This is a political fight with academic camoflage. “I believe the people who voted (to dismiss Churchill) are the same people who would have voted against Socrates, Galilleo … Read More
Check the Summer institute blog!
Preliminary schedule now available, along with info about plenary speakers, convenient air-conditioned dorm rooms (still available 7/6), registration forms, local lodging & transportation info, open mic night 8/4, and much more…. go to the summer institute blog by clicking here, … Read More
Ricardo Favela passes
From: Comunidad De Sacramento [mailto:sacracomunidad@gmail.com]
Dear friends,
I write this letter with great sadness to inform you that our beloved teacher Ricardo Favela died on Sunday, July 15, 2007 in Dinuba, California of a heart attack. Favela was a great person, a great father and a great teacher and friend. Favela was a humble man that fought for civil rights with his artwork and community activism.
Estimados amigos/as,
Escribo esta carta con una gran tristeza para informarles que nuestro querido maestro Ricardo Favela falleció el domingo, 15 de Julio del 2007 en Dinuba, California de un paro cardiaco. Favela fue una gran persona, un gran padre de familia y un gran maestro y amigo. Favela siempre fue una persona humilde que luchó por los derechos de La Raza a través de su arte y de su activismo comunitario.
See below for mass and memorial….
Deadline for Essay Writing Workshop Extended
The deadline for the Essay Writing Workshop has been extended. Manuscripts must be RECEIVED by July 16, 2007. Plenty of spaces open.
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