Social and Strategy Session
Come meet our regional AAUP organizer Lukas Moe, get to know other chapter members over snacks and drinks, and tell us what you want the chapter to prioritize. All are welcome (kids included!), and please bring nonmember colleagues!
Chapter Meeting
This hybrid meeting is open to all chapter members. Check your email for details.
Academic Freedom: A Brief History
A conversation between Joan Wallach Scott and Alex Gourevitch about the changing definitions of academic freedom in the US from the Progressive Era to the present.
This event will take place on Zoom. All are welcome. Email our chapter to sign up and receive a link.
Chapter Meeting
This hybrid meeting is open to all chapter members. Check your email for details.
Reclaim the University: A Teach-in
This teach-in will take place in Friedman 108. More information will be available soon.
Executive Committee Election
On September 19th, we will meet online to vote for a new executive committee, including a new president, vice president, treasurer, and two at-large members. All those elected will serve for two-year terms. Our young chapter needs competent and dedicated people to step up for these positions. Please consider running and encouraging others to run.
National Day of Action: Drop-In Watch Party
Please join us for an all-day watch party to commemorate the second annual “National Day of Action.” This year, the Brown University Chapter of the AAUP is featuring a variety of webinars and presentations coordinated by the National Headquarters of the AAUP and affiliated organizations across the United States.
Community Conversation (Center for Middle East Studies)
Join the Center for Middle East Studies for a conversation about “The Hamas Attack and Israel’s War in Gaza: Historical Context, Significance and Future Scenarios.” The event will feature panelists Omer Bartov, Beshara Doumani, and Katharina Galor. Nadje Al-Ali will moderate. This event is the latest in our ongoing series, Community Conversations.
AAUP Commons: "Brown University Finances, Broken Down"
The Brown University Chapter of the AAUP invites all interested faculty members to attend the AAUP Commons that we will host over Zoom on Tuesday, April 25th at 6:00 p.m. At this inaugural AAUP Commons, we aim to create a forum for faculty to discuss the implications of Prof. Bunsis's report, as well as the broader concerns that it raises. We will have the slides from his presentation available at this meeting.
Brown University Finances, Broken Down: Presentation by Howard Bunsis, Professor of Accounting (Eastern Michigan University)
Please join us for a presentation by Professor Howard Bunsis, leading expert in university budget analysis and Ex-Officio Chair of the AAUP Collective Bargaining Congress. His thorough analysis of the finances of Brown University will address questions concerning the financial health of our institution, the ways in which resources are being spent, as well as the further implications of financial data from recent years. His presentation will be followed by a faculty-driven discussion of the finances and priorities of our institution.
