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Faculty members decry Kansas Regents policy in virtual 'Defend KU' town hall event with over 200 attendees | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas


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Over 200 people attended a virtual town hall on Feb. 4 put on by a group of University of Kansas faculty members who object to a new Kansas Board of Regents policy that would eliminate tenure protections.
A group of University of Kansas faculty hosted a virtual town hall Thursday night to discuss a recent Kansas Board of Regents policy that one faculty member said would be “the beginning of the end of tenure” in higher education.
The group, called OneKU, is composed of faculty who consider themselves promoters and defenders of quality public higher education and advocates for KU’s mission as a research institution dedicated to the creation of knowledge for the public good. The group’s event, which was called “Defend KU,” gathered over 200 attendees on Zoom. ....

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KU faculty, staff object to Regents policy that gives university CEOs more power to dismiss, suspend or terminate employees | News, Sports, Jobs - Lawrence Journal-World: news, information, headlines and events in Lawrence, Kansas


Strong Hall on the University of Kansas campus is shown on Sept. 13, 2018.
Hundreds of University of Kansas faculty and staff members are objecting to a new Kansas Board of Regents policy that they say circumvents professional standards and violates the university’s commitments as a member of the American Association of Universities.
On Jan. 20, the Kansas Board of Regents approved a two-year policy that gives university CEOs more power to suspend, dismiss or terminate employees including tenured faculty members in light of the financial crisis many universities face.
A statement signed by more than 550 KU faculty and staff members states that the policy violates two of the three core principles of the Association of American Universities: shared governance and academic freedom. It also bypasses established processes KU already had in place in the instance of declared financial exigency. ....

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