Oklahoma Conference of AAUP

Oklahoma City University's AAUP Advocacy Chapter to invite you to attend our first annual Academic Freedom Forum on September 9th, come and go from 1 - 5 pm in the Great Hall in OCU's McDaniel Campus Center. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

For more info, contact
Billy Palumbo
President, OCU AAUP Advocacy Chapter

Tracking the evolution (and erosion) of tenure AAUP finds tenured faculty lines declined dramatically since 2004, but many institutions have updated their tenure policies to account for diversity work and work-life balance.

The February update: Legislation Targeting Educators: https://www.quorum.us/dashboard/external/kVINYNvBHHPHjVgaWbqW/?link_id=1&can_id=e65a014bf25651a75c5e092c7d1acd86&source=email-egos-february-update&email_referrer=email_1457221&email_subject=educational-gag-orders-february-update

UNL removed from AAUP list of censured universities The AAUP's vote to remove UNL from its Censure List signals satisfaction with changes to clarify disciplinary procedures for employees across the university system adopted by the Board of Regents

A professor got a heart transplant, so he wanted to teach online. His university said no. Throughout the region, professors with medical conditions, small children who could not be vaccinated against COVID-19, or other extenuating circumstances have asked to teach online.

A transgender professor who was denied a promotion more than a decade ago must be reinstated with tenure at Southeastern Oklahoma State University because the school discriminated against her, a federal court ruled this week.

Rachel Tudor, who was fired from the university in 2011, won a landmark civil rights discrimination case in 2017 in which a jury awarded her more than $1 million in damages.

Transgender professor must be reinstated with tenure at university in Oklahoma, a federal ruling says A panel of three federal judges determined Rachel Tudor deserves her old job as a tenured-track professor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/court-orders-southeastern-to-reinstate-transgender-professor-fired-in-2011/article_70d39620-14da-11ec-8c2f-3bef700bba0b.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=undefined_Tulsa_World&fbclid=IwAR3EGlfoujVea25TTQvmPvV2BD-xX3nqdZgFdhK87cXhECkr0GZ5wcoNtvg

Court orders Southeastern State University to reinstate transgender professor fired in 2011 The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered Southeastern Oklahoma State University to reinstate with tenure a transgender professor who was fired after an administrator said her “lifestyle” offended

The Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System relies on both teachers’ contributions as well as contributions from the state. Teachers contribute with every paycheck, but each year it seems we have to fight to ensure that our pensions are fully funded. The state House of Representatives recently passed House Bill 2293, which would take $28 million from the pension system every single year. Not only would pension system lose those direct dollars but also lose out on millions more in lost investment revenue annually. This bill is wrong and completely unnecessary.

Your Turn: Teachers deserve better Throughout the past decade, Oklahoma teachers have faced multiple attacks from lawmakers.

Protect educators' retirement! Ask your State Senator to vote NO on HB 2293: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/please-vote-no-on-hb-2293?clear_id=true