Resources for the current crisis facing higher education.
From time to time instances will arise in which the society, or segments of it, threaten the very mission of the university and its value of free inquiry. In such a crisis, it becomes the obligation of the university as an institution to oppose such measures and actively to defend its interests and its values.
From the Kalven Report of 1967 (which influentially if controversially called for universities to avoid taking stances on the issues of the day.)
Individual stories
IHE: What does DOE “Dear Colleague” letter on DEI really mean? New DOE FAQ is somewhat more moderate in tone and grounded in law.
https://bit.ly/4hfO9se
“If I say the wrong thing in class, I could lose my job.” A new law stifles faculty speech in Indiana.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/changing-the-course
AAUP responds to Trump “Truth” about protests.
https://www.aaup.org/news/threats-student-protest-are-antithetical-mission-higher-education
A call for universities not to remain neutral. (CHE: accessible via SIU.)
https://www.chronicle.com/article/universities-need-to-defend-themselves-not-remain-neutral
Websites
SIU Community of Care. SIU resources in support of diversity.
AAUP resources. A very helpful collection of links about political attacks on higher education.
NEA higher education issues. Info on NEA efforts to promote public higher education.
Higher Ed Labor United (HELU). Coalition of unions and workers in Higher Ed working for a future in which higher education “is treated and funded as a social good and universal right.”
Coalition for Action in Higher Ed. Group promoting day of action on April 17 to promote academic freedom.
CHE on Trump and Higher Ed. Chronicle of Higher Education stories on the current crisis; SIU employees get full access to CHE via Morris.
Inside Higher Ed (IHE). Fine (if paywalled) website with higher education news.
SIUC Faculty Association 