September 2009 Alliance

• Regents elect Leavitt as chair
• A Retrospective  The budget crisis and Nevada Faculty Alliance
• New Regent brings many years of higher ed experience to Board
• Funding changes in Nevada education raise serious questions
• NFA Political Action Committee
• Election activity to start earlier; volunteers, donations needed now
• HALF DUES!
• The budget crisis and the NFA (Continued from page 1)
• Dan Klaich  Former regent, now chancellor: ' right leader at the right time'
• Political views of professors have little influence on students
• Chancellor is guest-writer for Sun newspaper's Where I Stand Column
• Spending on education will pay off in long term
• UNLV Chapter
• NFA fully involved in defense of faculty rights at legislature
• Kerkorian's Lincy Foundation donates $14 million to UNLV
• Its the old good news/ bad news/ but PEBP does well with what they have
• Prestigious think tank to be in joint venture with UNLV
• CSN chapter pres for furloughs, introduces new adjunct rep
• Regents select Smatresk to replace Ashley as president of UNLV
• Faith, science and academic freedom
• 'To a person they want to pitch in '
• GBC faculty helps with process of organizing required furloughs
• Higher ed workforce growth:
• Administration v. faculty increases
• Furlough implementation uneven around the state
• AAUP target 'at-whim polices for higher ed contingent faculty
• UNR chapter launches PR program, forums and good-will relationships
• Chancellor hires consultant to boost student access, success
• Dennison College hiring tenure-track faculty
• NSC chapter members attend AAUP institute, nat'l. conference
• DRI makes a case for grant-funded positions
• Higher ed salaries down in the US? Not for coaches, top administrators
• Proposed bill fixed before it hurt profs
• View from 1988 'Alliance' newsletter anticipated woes of our state in 2009
• FROM THE ALLIANCE, MAY 1988
• New regent brings many years of higher ed experience to Board ( Continued from page 1)
• Political views ( Continued from page 3 )
• Part-time satisfaction gap
• What does new 'green economy' mean for higher education?
• Small university reverses tide: goes for 85% tenture-track faculty
• STRENGTH IN NUMBERS... AND NFA NEEDS YOU!
• TMCC Chapter Report
• Furloughs, finances, membership drive new TMCC leadership
• Rutgers University: Profs delay raises' to avoid cuts in faculty
• AN INTRODUCTION
• Anderson new NFA state representative for adjuncts
• Registration begins for domestic partnerships
• Regents extend Wells contract as DRI president
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