AAUP-QU Newsletters and Statements

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Below you will find copies of our regular newsletters and statements made by our chapter, presented in reverse chronological order. Please click each link for full details!
  • Spring 2024 Newsletter!
  • In April 2023 we took a stand for faculty to receive meaningful salary increases that take inflation into account. We posted and distributed over 500 flyers on both Mt. Carmel and North Haven campuses, and were covered in a Quinnipiac Chronicle article, "QU Professor Advocacy Group Speaks Out against Stagnant Faculty Compensation."
  • Comment on the Process to Create the Quinnipiac University Review, Promotion, and Tenure Working Group: In our October 2022 comment, we call for a a higher standard of shared governance, with more substantive communication and elected working groups. Click here or read below: Comment on the Process to Create the QU RPT Working Group
  • Statement on Compensation: In our May 2022 Statement on Compensation, we call for increased compensation, increased equity in compensation, and increased financial transparency.
  • Newsletter #3, January 2022 - In our third newsletter, we explain what the AAUP is and does, highlighting in particular our support of the faculty senate; we also answer some frequently asked questions and describe our current concerns regarding COVID responsiveness, budget transparency, strategic program reviews, and changes to terms of employment. aaup-qu_newsletter_03_final.pdf
  • Newsletter #2, March 2021 - In our second newsletter, we discuss the issue of faculty workload during the 2020-21 academic year, and include some faculty experience testimonials. aaupqunewsletter2.pdf
  • Newsletter #1, December 2020 - In our first newsletter, we set out our chapter's current concerns, which focus on Curriculum and Pedagogy, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Health and Safety, Layoffs, Quinnipiac’s Financial Processes and Priorities, and Shared Governance. Please read our inaugural newsletter here: aaupqunewsletter1.pdf
  • Statement on Homophobia on Campus, 3 November 2020 - This statement was drafted in support of the GSA’s recent Call to Action Regarding On-Campus Homophobia and in condemnation of the climate of homophobia that pervades our campus. Please read the full statement here: AAUP-QU Statement on Homophobia on Campus

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