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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Colleagues, after some pushing, the APSA has now signed the KU Statement of Solidarity and
</span><span style="color:black">statement of the American Council of Learned Societies regarding the KBOR policy change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">DHM</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Steven R. Smith <smithsr@apsanet.org> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 1, 2021 1:57 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Haider-Markel, Donald Patrick <dhmarkel@ku.edu>; Abby Paulson <apaulson@apsanet.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: KU implementing termination policy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Don,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if you have any questions or if we can be of further assistance to you and your colleagues at KU.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Take care and best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Steve <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Steven Rathgeb Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.google.com%2F%3Fq%3D1527%2BNew%2BHampshire%2BAvenue%2BNW%2B%250D%250A%2BWashington%2C%2BDC%2B20036%2B%250D%250A%2B202%26entry%3Dgmail%26source%3Dg&data=04%7C01%7Cdhmarkel%40ku.edu%7C288a0010f41448a3d2d908d8c6eb90e4%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637478062489487742%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0&sdata=i8uNLrMp1DTPuZH28Dy4V8skQxyE%2FgkySvgCYwceiXU%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">1527
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mobile: 206-226-7015<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:smithsr@apsanet.org">smithsr@apsanet.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Haider-Markel, Donald Patrick <<a href="mailto:dhmarkel@ku.edu">dhmarkel@ku.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 30, 2021 12:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Steven R. Smith <<a href="mailto:smithsr@apsanet.org">smithsr@apsanet.org</a>>; Abby Paulson <<a href="mailto:apaulson@apsanet.org">apaulson@apsanet.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: KU implementing termination policy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hi Steve and Abby,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Here is the ASA statement to the KS Board of Regents <a href="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">https://www.asanet.org/news-events/asa-news/asa-urges-kansas-regents-reconsider-temporary-suspension-tenure-protections?fbclid=IwAR2o3-algOUumXRhLEdZi_tHz9tfWLfOgxZc_toxy8PQZk_KcG58vDHpc_A</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Urges Kansas Regents to Reconsider Temporary Suspension of Tenure Protections</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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 ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if you have questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Steven R. Smith <<a href="mailto:smithsr@apsanet.org">smithsr@apsanet.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 25, 2021 3:39 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Haider-Markel, Donald Patrick <<a href="mailto:dhmarkel@ku.edu">dhmarkel@ku.edu</a>>; Abby Paulson <<a href="mailto:apaulson@apsanet.org">apaulson@apsanet.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: KU implementing termination policy</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">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.
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<p class="xmsonormal">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.
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<p class="xmsonormal">Let me know. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Take care and best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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