we live in a red state in which Republicans just dismantled state university education. it takes years to build the infrastructure for viable higher education and all that has been undone in two weeks. thousands will be fired and the rest will leave. this is seriously evil shit.
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here is our union also pointing out that a cut of this magnitude, and ao rapidly, means that programs can’t Teach Out (allow students to finish programs).https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Faculty-union-fears-loss-of-accreditation-if-financial-exigency-is-declared-512513222.html …
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even with our new fascist governor threatening the uni, we assumed we would be able to Teach Out. we also assumed that our contracts protected us for a year. financial exigency means we can be stranded, students can be stranded, anything goes. we all spent $ we would have saved.
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we made commitments (like signing leases, etc) we never would have made. this attack is brutal and unprecedented. if you teach at a flagship state research uni, as I do, try to imagine what it would be like if, in the span of 2 weeks, the existence of your uni was jeopardized.
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there are two types of shock you experience. the first is that you suddenly may not have a job and no new prof jobs are even starting until Aug 2020. the second is that fascist legislators just destroyed the STATE UNI in HOURS. we were short EIGHT votes. that’s a lot, yet so few.
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I know that no matter what happens to me personally, I have been terrorized and traumatized by these two weeks. it has been surreal, disorienting, and visceral, and triggering. we focus on physical needs but don’t discount the psychological toll this takes, and would take on you.
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—and on your students. it is deeply disturbing that this story is not getting more national attention. If you teach in public higher ed, start talking to each other and organizing now. Use our suffering as your example and motivation.
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Rep. Steve Thompson, R-Fairbanks: “I got emails from France, scientists over there saying the University of Alaska is the leader in climate-change research. I received the same thing from Algeria, saying Alaska is the Arctic university.”https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2019/07/11/with-22-republicans-absent-alaska-legislature-fails-to-override-gov-mike-dunleavys-budget-vetoes/ …
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it’s not even just about faculty snd students in AK. FASCIST LEGISLATORS JUST CUT THE WORLD LEADER IN CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH BY 135 MILLION DOLLARS. Scientists in France emailed legislators. This is truly truly insane and no one is paying attention.
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this is awful. I hope that the contract your union has will at least allow faculty some sort of grace/transition period if programs/depts are cut. it's not like we can find new jobs in our fields in a month...
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