The Vanderbilt Faculty Senate overwhelmingly passed a resolution opposing President Trump’s proposed “Compact for Excellence in Higher Education.” The resolution, citing concerns over academic independence and potential legal violations, calls for the Chancellor and Board of Trust to reject the compact. Faculty and students actively demonstrated against it, showing broad community opposition.
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Statement by the Vanderbilt AAUP Executive Committee on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”
Vanderbilt’s AAUP chapter stands firmly against Trump’s “Compact,” which aims to control nearly every aspect of university operations. The compact contravenes federal law and violates faculty rights. We urge the Vanderbilt leadership to completely reject this Trump loyalty oath.
Vanderbilt Instructors Call for University Administration to Rethink Campus Reopening
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2020 Vanderbilt Instructors Call for University Administration to Rethink Campus Reopening Contact: AAUP media liaison, 615-933-3669, vanderbiltaaup@gmail.com Nashville, Tennessee. More than 400 Vanderbilt faculty, graduate student instructors, and other community members have signed a petition (https://bit.ly/vufall2020 ) calling for default online teaching for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. FacultyContinue reading “Vanderbilt Instructors Call for University Administration to Rethink Campus Reopening”
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