Legal Threats to Academic Freedom and Shared Governance in Higher Education; a presentation by Rachel Levinson, Senior Counsel at the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
November 13, Friday, at 12 noon, in the new Abbaszadeh Lecture Hall, Gallaher Hall (Graduate School of Management, across from Mondavi).
The question of whether principles of academic freedom protect faculty as they participate in shared governance activities at the University of California has been called into question by recent court decisions. The AAUP is issuing an extensive report in November 2009, the Garcetti Report, on these legal developments and the need for universities to strengthen their policies on academic freedom to make sure shared governance participation is included.
Rachel Levinson as Senior Counsel at AAUP helped draft the report. She has worked to alert faculty to cases that threaten academic freedom and the faculty?s critical role in shared governance. In her presentation, she will discuss recent attacks on the academy—nationally and in California—and highlight some important warning signs for faculty—as well as opportunities for action.
This presentation is co-sponsored by the UC Davis Academic Senate, the UCD Senate Committee on Academic Freedom, the AAUP, and the Davis Faculty Association.