[Pols-announce] FW: KU implementing termination policy

Mon Feb 1 14:08:26 CST 2021

Colleagues, after some pushing, the APSA has now signed the KU Statement of Solidarity and statement of the American Council of Learned Societies regarding the KBOR policy change.
DHM

From: Steven R. Smith <smithsr at apsanet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 1, 2021 1:57 PM
To: Haider-Markel, Donald Patrick <dhmarkel at ku.edu>; Abby Paulson <apaulson at apsanet.org>
Subject: RE: KU implementing termination policy

Don,

Hi.  The APSA presidents and I decided to sign-on the KU Statement of Solidarity and the attached statement of the American Council of Learned Societies.

Let me know if you have any questions or if we can be of further assistance to you and your colleagues at KU.

Take care and best regards,

Steve

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From: Haider-Markel, Donald Patrick <dhmarkel at ku.edu<mailto:dhmarkel at ku.edu>>
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2021 12:09 PM
To: Steven R. Smith <smithsr at apsanet.org<mailto:smithsr at apsanet.org>>; Abby Paulson <apaulson at apsanet.org<mailto:apaulson at apsanet.org>>
Subject: Re: KU implementing termination policy

Hi Steve and Abby,

Here is the ASA statement to the KS Board of Regents https://www.asanet.org/news-events/asa-news/asa-urges-kansas-regents-reconsider-temporary-suspension-tenure-protections?fbclid=IwAR2o3-algOUumXRhLEdZi_tHz9tfWLfOgxZc_toxy8PQZk_KcG58vDHpc_A<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asanet.org%2Fnews-events%2Fasa-news%2Fasa-urges-kansas-regents-reconsider-temporary-suspension-tenure-protections%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2o3-algOUumXRhLEdZi_tHz9tfWLfOgxZc_toxy8PQZk_KcG58vDHpc_A&data=04%7C01%7Cdhmarkel%40ku.edu%7C288a0010f41448a3d2d908d8c6eb90e4%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637478062489507733%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0&sdata=Pwl3a6MsYrrLJF0DPsxX2HYLOJYGVjdq5AS2jX4CCZo%3D&reserved=0>
ASA Urges Kansas Regents to Reconsider Temporary Suspension of Tenure Protections<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asanet.org%2Fnews-events%2Fasa-news%2Fasa-urges-kansas-regents-reconsider-temporary-suspension-tenure-protections%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2o3-algOUumXRhLEdZi_tHz9tfWLfOgxZc_toxy8PQZk_KcG58vDHpc_A&data=04%7C01%7Cdhmarkel%40ku.edu%7C288a0010f41448a3d2d908d8c6eb90e4%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637478062489507733%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0&sdata=Pwl3a6MsYrrLJF0DPsxX2HYLOJYGVjdq5AS2jX4CCZo%3D&reserved=0>
The American Sociological Association (ASA) supports the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its stance on academic freedom and tenure. We share the concerns of our fellow sociologists in Kansas about the recent decision by the Kansas Board of Regents to temporarily allow public institutions of higher education to terminate or suspend employees-including tenured faculty-without declaring financial exigency. Read the full statement.
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There is also an organizational solidarity statement here: https://sites.google.com/view/kufacultydemands/solidarity-statement<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fview%2Fkufacultydemands%2Fsolidarity-statement&data=04%7C01%7Cdhmarkel%40ku.edu%7C288a0010f41448a3d2d908d8c6eb90e4%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637478062489517723%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0&sdata=pQLWyotD%2BFgQQtXD55q8mnMn4KiRyrumMvmX3Bgu02M%3D&reserved=0>
KU Faculty & Staff Say No to KBOR Policy (January, 23rd, 2021) - Solidarity statement<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fview%2Fkufacultydemands%2Fsolidarity-statement&data=04%7C01%7Cdhmarkel%40ku.edu%7C288a0010f41448a3d2d908d8c6eb90e4%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637478062489527720%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0&sdata=NQhXsh16Jl2j594%2BOi0ukyQuZLYo9jfVaDWDZLZfHPU%3D&reserved=0>
As colleagues, students, alumni, donors and supporters of universities in general, we stand with the faculty and staff of the University of Kansas who object to a new regents policy that suspends the procedures of shared governance, including tenure protection, in order to ease dismissals, suspensions, and terminations. The principles of shared governance and transparency exist to support free ...
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Let me know if you have questions.
Thanks
DHM

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From: Steven R. Smith <smithsr at apsanet.org<mailto:smithsr at apsanet.org>>
Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 3:39 PM
To: Haider-Markel, Donald Patrick <dhmarkel at ku.edu<mailto:dhmarkel at ku.edu>>; Abby Paulson <apaulson at apsanet.org<mailto:apaulson at apsanet.org>>
Subject: RE: KU implementing termination policy

Don,

Thanks very much for the email.  I had just learned of the proposed changes to tenure from the KU Board of Regents earlier today so I appreciate the email with the additional information.    I plan to contact the APSA Council leadership about a possible APSA statement as well as a possible sign-on to the solidarity statement.

I hope to be able to get back to you by the end of the week.  I would also welcome the opportunity to talk directly by phone or zoom if you thought a conversation about an APSA statement or other types of assistance would be helpful.

Let me know.

Take care and best regards,

Steve

Steven Rathgeb Smith

Executive Director

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