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Faculty leaders discuss shared governance, possible effects of faculty union

Editor’s note: The discussion about establishing a faculty union on the Urbana campus has accelerated in recent months amid efforts by the Campus Faculty Association to identify and sign up supporters. News Bureau news editor Mike Helenthal submitted the same questions to CFA leaders and two critics of a faculty union, asking them to discuss shared governance and the pros and cons of establishing a faculty union at Illinois.

The Campus Faculty Association respondents:

  • Steven M. Errede, a professor of physics and member of the CFA organizing committee
  • Richard S. Laugesen, a professor of mathematics and CFA vice president
  • Harriet Murav, a professor of Slavic languages and literatures and of comparative and world literature and CFA president

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More information:

Campus Faculty Association

CFA on Facebook

campusfacultyassoc@gmail.com

 

Speaking against campus faculty unionization:

  • Nicholas C. Burbules, the Gutgsell Professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
  • Joyce Tolliver, a professor of Spanish translation studies and of gender and women’s studies

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More information:

Preserving Excellence at Illinois

FAQ on No Faculty Union

Joint Statement of Concern



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