Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues, I hope that all is well with you. By now we have finished our marking for the spring term, and some of us are well into the summer term online. Some of us may be excited or relieved that things are starting to open up, while others may be more nervous, or are experiencing distinctly mixed emotions. I am writing primarily about fall term teaching, now that there is more clarity on this…
Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues, I hope that all is well with all of you. I am writing to clarify a few points regarding the LOU that I sent out to you all last Friday as well as to speak to a few other COVID-19 related issues. LOU Clarification I received some questions about the section of the LOU regarding the ability of pre-tenure, pre-continuing appointment and pre-reappointment faculty to choose to defer going up for reappointment, tenure or continuing appointment for a year,…
Message from the Association President Dear Colleagues, As you are aware, the Association has made a number of proposals to the Administration to assist faculty and librarians in coping with the adjustments made necessary by COVID-19 disruptions. I am very pleased to inform you that the Administration has responded positively to these proposals, as detailed below and in this Letter of Understanding (LOU). This LOU demonstrates that the Administration is aware of the stresses you are facing at this time,…