This Material Was Initially Generated in Response to the 2008 Tennessee Board of Regents "New Business Model" Proposal; It Has Grown to Encompass Wider Issues of Concern to All Interest Groups Supporting Higher Education in Tennessee
Summary of AAUP TN Spring Conference Spring Legislative Roundtable, Nashville, TN, March 28, 2009
Tennessee Conference AAUP - Summary of Legislative Contacts, March 10, 2009
Statement of Principles Developed by the Tennessee Conference of the AAUP
Further Response by Dr. Anthony Blasi, Immediate Past President, TN Conf. AAUP
The AAUP 2004 report,
"Financial Exigency, Academic Governance, and Related Matters"
APSU budget updates are available on the Web. The page includes a video of President Hall’s update to students, links to campus budget documents such as slides from the faculty/staff and student updates, and links to other TBR university budget Web sites. As new information becomes available, it will be posted on the page.
[TTU President Bob] Bell Responds to Questions at Budget Forum, February 11, 2009
TBR January 2009 Budget Meetings with Campus Personnel (3 PPT Presentations) January 21-22, 2009
The TBR has retained Bell & Trice Enterprises www.bte-i.com “to offer advice and plans on personnel cuts that could include tenured faculty.” Contract, January 13, 2009
TBR College Presidents', VPs' and Provosts' Salaries 2008-2009
Tennessee Technology Center Directors' and Assistant Directors' Salaries 2008
Tennessee Legislature Education Committees 2009
Letter from Dr. Alfred Lutz, President, MTSU Faculty Senate, December 1, 2008
TBR New Business Model Proposal, November 20, 2008 Memo
TBR Capital Budget Request 2008 / 2009, August 18, 2008
"The Universities in Trouble" by Andrew Delbanco. The New York Times Review of Books, May 14, 2009.
"College Savings Plans: a Bad Gamble" The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 8, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Cost Cuts Should Come From Research, Not Just Education" The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 8, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"House Panel Backs Increased Aid to Adult-Education Programs" The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Public Colleges Consider Privatization as a Cure for the Common Recession" The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 1, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"In Interview, Education Secretary Cites Need for Improvement in College Completion and Cost Control" The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 1, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"After Accepting Students, NYU Asks Them: Are We Too Costly for You?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 1, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"In a Time of Crisis, Colleges Ought to Be Making History" The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 1, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Moody's Outlines Factors That Could Lead to Credit-Rating Downgrades" The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 1, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Sports Budgets Outpace University Spending Over All, Report Finds" The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 1, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"With Ballot Measures Lagging in Polls, California Colleges Prepare for More Cuts" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 30, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Student Lending Would Change Under Senate's Budget Plan" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 30, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"In Today's Economy, Anonymous Giving Becomes Popular" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 30, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Student Lending Would Change Under Senate's Budget Plan" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 30, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"U. of Washington Cuts Hundreds of Jobs" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 30, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Instructors Off Tenure Track Mark Today as 'New Faculty Majority Day'" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 30, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Debate Over Cost of College Starts With Who Gets to Define the Problem" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 29, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"U. of Tennessee System May Sell Its Unlucky Presidential Home" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 29, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Higher Education Price Index Is Estimated to Drop but Still Exceeds Inflation" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"End the University as We Know It" by Mark C. Taylor. The New York Times, April 26, 2009
"Support-Staff Jobs Double in 20 Years, Outpacing Enrollment" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 24, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Colleges Weigh 'Yes We Can' Approach to Fund Raising" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 24, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Will the Economy Really Change Students' College Plans? Early Signs Say Yes" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 24, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Campus Counseling Centers React to Recession-Related Stress Among Students" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 24, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Even Under Obama's Plan, Pell Grants Trail Tuition" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 24, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Layoffs Introduce a College Town to Uncertainty" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 24, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Eight Ways to Retain Students in a Tough Economy" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 24, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"U. of Maryland Again Freezes Tuition" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 24, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"2-Year Colleges Can Win Over Adjuncts With Benefits, Study Suggests" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 23, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Student-Aid Administrators Recommend Changes in Financial Aid" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 23, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"AAUP: Online Education Based on 'Slave Labor'" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 23, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Trustee Survey Paints Grim Budget Picture for Public Universities" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 22, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Tight Times Call for Trustees Who Push Back, Presidents Say" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 21, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Marquette U. Faculty Calls on University to Focus on Adjunct Equity" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 21, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Labor Leaders Call for Collective Efforts to Reduce Reliance on Adjuncts" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 21, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Few Boards Do Sophisticated Financial Planning, Experts Say" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 20, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Professors' Pay Raises Beat Inflation; So Much for the Good News" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"What Professors Earn" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"AAUP Faculty Salary Survey: Ten Years of Average Faculty Salaries at More Than 1,200 Institutions" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"It's Not Just About the Money: Faculty Morale Has Been Hurt by Colleges' Austerity Measures, Even If Professors Still Have Jobs " The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"How to Help Skittish Boards Keep Their Nerve in a Recession" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Campus Officials Seek Building Efficiencies, One Square Foot at a Time" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Biden Calls for Affordable Higher Education" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"9 Tenured Faculty Members Are Laid Off at San Francisco Art Institute" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"NYU Offers Teaching Assistants a Deal That Might Be Hard to Refuse" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"California May Fall One Million College Graduates Short by 2025, Report Says" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Performance-Based College Financing Systems Often Die Young, Researchers Say" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 16, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"We're All in This Together: How the Frigid Economic Climate is Creating a Certain Human Warmth on our Campuses" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 16, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Lambuth U. Cites Credit Crunch in Delaying Paychecks" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 15, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"State Spending on Higher Education Hasn't Always Been So Volatile, Study Finds" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 15, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Montana State U.-Bozeman Faculty Votes to Unionize" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 15, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Georgia Suspends Its Fixed-Tuition Program" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 14, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Two-Thirds of Students Get Financial Aid, Federal Report Says" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 14, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"State Tax Revenues Are Worst in Half a Century, Study Finds" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 14, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Credit-Card Use Continues Rise Among College Students, Study Finds" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Is TIAA-CREF Safe?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"U. of Minnesota Is First to Issue 'Build America Bonds'" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Wellesley Cuts 10% of Jobs" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"The Furlough Blues Or, How I Spent My 12 Days of University-Ordered, Unpaid Leave" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Utah Finds Surprising Benefits In 4-Day Workweek" National Public Radio, April 10, 2009
"University Press Hears Libraries' Pleas and Freezes Journal Prices" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Colleges Rethink Fund-Raising Expenses and Staffs" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"For Most, a Furlough Is No Day at the Beach" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Debt Bomb Is Ticking Loudly on Campuses" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Concerns About Debt Hover Over a Small College in Iowa" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"How a Debt Swap Becomes a Liability" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Higher Education's Coming Leadership Crisis" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Iowa Community College to Lay Off 43 Faculty Members" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 9, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Consumer-Law Advocacy Group Calls for Student-Loan Reform" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 9, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Obama's Science Adviser Acknowledges Drawbacks of Stimulus Package for Colleges" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 9, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Princeton Slashes Its Budget Again and Freezes Salaries" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 9, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Maximum Tuition and Fees To Be Paid Under New GI Bill Program Go Way Up" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 9, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"From Laid-Off Worker to Data Saboteur" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 7, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"2-Year Colleges Worry That Job Training May Displace the Humanities" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 7, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Student Aid Contributes to Ballooning Tuition, Report Says" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 7, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Sloan Foundation Ends Major Grant Program for Online Education" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Community Colleges Anticipate Boom in Baby-Boomer Students" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Use of Online Courses at Community Colleges Continues to Grow" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Recession Alters College Admission Process" CBS Evening News, April 5, 2009
"Community-College Leaders Confront a Challenge: Enrollments Are Up but Money Isn't" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 5, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"In Washington State, Money for College-Based Retraining Programs Runs Out" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 5, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"The Complicated Task of Simplifying Student Aid" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 3, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Recession Has Changed Views Among Prospective Adult Students, Study Finds" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 2, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Bill On [Tennessee] Income Tax Ban Dies" MSNBC / WSMV-TV, April 1, 2009
"More Colleges Consider Adding 'Gift Tax' to New Donations" The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 1, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Employees Revolt Over Layoffs at U. of New Mexico Press" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 31, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Forced to Downsize, Cal State Campuses Reject Thousands of Eligible Students" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Economic Downturn Limits Conference Travel" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Pay Raises for Midlevel Workers Trail Those for Top-Level Administrators" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Even During Hiring Freezes, Many Colleges Stick With Sustainability Plans" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Obama's Pell Grant Proposal Would Make 260,000 More Students Eligible, Report Says" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 26, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"States' Prepaid-Tuition Plans Get Squeezed" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 25, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Universities Are Wary of Drawbacks to a Huge Boost in Federal Spending" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 25, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"In a Crisis, Our Nation Must Have an Ambitious Education Strategy" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 20, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"A Straight-Talk Survival Guide for Colleges" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 20, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Kentucky Community-College Board Abolishes Tenure for New Faculty Hires" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 20, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Berkeley Chancellor Drops Proposal to Let U. of California Campuses Set Tuition" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 19, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Student-Aid Administrators Urge Lawmakers to Reconsider Killing Guaranteed Loans" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 19, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Students Will Start Paying Sooner Under New Private Loans" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 18, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"U. of Missouri Press to Cut Nearly Half Its Staff" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 18, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Community-College Leaders Find They Must Serve More With Less" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 18, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Australian University Decides to Outsource Its Entire IT Department" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"A Research University Copes With Budget Cuts and Skeptical Lawmakers" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"For Some, Hard Times Make Hiring Easier" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Cost Reductions and Tuition Restraint: Been There, Done That" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"On the Bottom Line, Good Teaching Tops Good Research" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Aid to Private Colleges Goes on States' Chopping Blocks" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Faculty Raises Are Down Slightly From Last Year" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"13 Reasons Colleges Are in This Mess: How Greed, Incompetence, and Neglect Led to Bad Decisions" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Data-Collection Advocates Weigh Progress Toward Accountability" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 11, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Education Dept. Releases Data on Enrollment, Graduation Rates, and Student Aid" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 11, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Key Democrat Says Proposed Grant Program for Retention Will Be Controversial" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Obama Calls for Better Data on Students and Urges Colleges to Control Costs" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Help Is on the Way: Don't Let Academe's Apologists Use the Recession as an Excuse for Failing to Reform the Faculty Labor System" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"States May See Education Stimulus Money Soon" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 8, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Colleges Worry Their Credit Ratings May Suffer" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Sal Rinella: It's Time to Try the No-Frills Option" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 5, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Job Market Will Be Brutal for This Year's College Seniors, Survey Finds" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 5, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Endowment Declines Continue, Survey Indicates" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 5, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Job Forecast for College Seniors: Grimmer Than Ever" Time Magazine, March 4, 2009
"U. of Massachusetts at Amherst May Cut 60 Faculty Jobs Next Year" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 4, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"U. of Washington to Cut 70 Jobs in Fund-Raising Office, Reversing Its Rapid Growth" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 3, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Education Dept. Forges Ahead With Student-Loan Auction" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 3, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"To Put Brakes on Tuition, Arkansas Caps Public-College Spending on Scholarships" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 2, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"California's Budget Problems Leave Community Colleges Holding IOU's" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 2, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Stimulus Law Offers Breaks for Public-College Bond Issues" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 2, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"3 Higher-Education Groups Urge Wise Spending of Stimulus Money" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 2, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Spending Bill Contains Millions in Earmarks for Job Training" The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 2, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"President’s Budget Would End Bank-Based Student Lending and Significantly Expand Pell Grants" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Do Frills Have a Future? In an Age of Austerity, Basic May Make a Comeback" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Don't Fix the Student-Aid System. Kill It." The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Pay of Senior Administrators Still Beats Inflation, Even in Sluggish Economy" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Senator Grassley and Private-Colleges Group React to Chronicle Report on Pay" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"The Economic-Recovery Law: Winners and Losers" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Sen. Kyle Wants to Reboot Higher Ed" [in Tennessee] The Tennessean.com, February 26, 2009
The text of the Senator Kyle's bill can be read at: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB2122.pdf.
(Representatives of the Tennessee Conference of the AAUP have a meeting with
Senator Kyle scheduled for Tuesday, March 10th.)
"California Legislation Would Tie College Executives' Pay to Tuition" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 26, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Tennessee Board of Regents Suspends Search for Chancellor" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 25, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Obama Pledges to Support Education, Urging All Americans to Get 'More Than a High-School Diploma'" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 25, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Faculty Union at UMass Accepts One-Year Pay Freeze" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 24, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"New Group Aims to Be National Voice for Adjunct Faculty Members" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 22, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Sal Rinella: Why Build the Way We Always Have?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 20, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Federal Appeals Court Upholds Financial Protections of Tenure in Case From Puerto Rico" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 20, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Kent State U. Drops Faculty Sabbaticals for Next Year" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 19, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"U. of Tennessee System's President Resigns Abruptly" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 19, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"College of Santa Fe Declares Financial Emergency" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 19, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Amid Economic Woes, Harvard U. Reconsiders Its Building Plans" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 18, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"States’ Stimulus Money Is Expected to Be a Salve, Not a Panacea" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 18, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Cornell Experts Discuss Colleges' Responsibilities During Hard Times" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 16, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Some States Get Stimulus Whether They Need or Want It" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 16, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Campus Construction Fund Cut From Stimulus Bill, but Options Remain" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Minnesota Faculty Members Agree to No Raises for 2 Years" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Johns Hopkins Freezes Hiring and Salaries, and Will Cut Top Administrators' Pay" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Colleges and Students Cheer Congress's Economic-Stimulus Deal" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Pension Shortfalls Put Pressure on Strained University Budgets" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Harvard Offers Buyouts to 1,600 Employees" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 12, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"To Save Money, Staff Members and Administrators Will Teach Classes at Nichols College" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 12, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Past Recessions Suggest Current Downturn Will Bring Permanent Cuts in State Funds" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Arizona State U. President Outlines Additional Cuts and Enrollment Cap" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"U. of Texas System to Cap Nonfaculty Hiring and Executive Pay" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 10, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Gordon Gee Says Colleges Face 'Reinvention or Extinction'" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 9, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Charles Drew Medical University Announces Layoffs, Executive Pay Cuts" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 8, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Clark Atlanta U. Cuts 100 Workers, Including 70 Professors" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 7, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Salary Cap for Bailout Recipients Fires Up Critics of College Presidents' Pay" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Arizona State Furloughs Some Laid-Off Workers" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Without Change, Campus Arts Programs Could Risk Their Survival" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"BALANCE OF POWER: Downturn Threatens the Faculty's Role in Running Colleges" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"New Rule on Spending by States Lacks Teeth" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Sal Rinella: A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 5, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Lawmakers Setting U. of Alaska's Budget Take Issue With Faculty Views" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 5, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"With Independent Colleges Facing Hardship, Their Association Economizes" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 5, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Marketing Consultants Offer Advice on Making the Most of the Recession" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 4, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"'No Frills' Campus in New Hampshire Saves Students Tens of Thousands of Dollars" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 3, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Arne Duncan Says Spending Money on Education Is Best Cure for Economy" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 3, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Is Higher Education Dead?" The national AAUP website has newscasts and the Tennessee Conference of AAUP flyer for the recent rally in Nashville (see below).
The Coalition to Save Our Schools
website, content updated from time to time
|
What: The Funeral for TN Higher Education [A
COAS event] TN Conference of AAUP
Statement on in printable flier form |
The photos (this link and this link) and the one-on-one discussion with Governor Bredesen were the result of our Jan. 13th, 2009 TBR Student Rally at the Capital. Monday’s rally will include at least 1,000 students/faculty/staff/parents and other interested Tennesseans who are opposed to raising tuition, furloughing the lowest paid employees, and continuing with the burdensome monarchy/bureaucracy that we are currently teaching in. We will also be having follow-up meetings with the Governor and his staff to discuss the proposals that have come from this effort. |
"States Must Meet Bar for Higher-Education Spending to Get Some Funds in Stimulus Bill" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 2, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"U. of New Mexico Faculty Will Consider No-Confidence Vote" The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 1, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"The $7-Billion Patch for Campus Maintenance" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 30, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Colleges cut back spending on instruction" by Mary Beth Marklein, USA Today, January 28, 2009
"Campus Computing Goes Green to Save Money" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 28, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Stimulus Bill Would Make Millions of Students Newly Eligible for Tuition Tax Credit" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 28, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Texas Governor Wants Tuition Freeze for All and In-State Rates for Veterans" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Market Collapse Weighs Heavily on Endowments" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 27, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Tennessee budget doubles in two decades" Theo Emery, The Tennessean January 26, 2009
"Student-Aid Experts Offer Advice to Colleagues on Weathering the Recession" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 26, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Nevada System Chancellor Lambastes Public Along With Governor" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 24, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Some States Propose Plans to Spare Higher Education From Budget Cuts" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 23, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Proposed Budget Cuts Draw Record Crowd to Arizona Regents' Meeting" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 22, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"U. of Tennessee Asks Athletics Department to Help Make Up Shortfall in State Support" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 19, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Colorado's Governor Calls for Budget Cuts in Higher Education" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 17, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"State Governors Identify Their Budget Cuts" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 16, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Admissions Officials Anticipate a Spring of Uncertainty" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 16, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Feeble Growth in State Spending on Higher Education" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 16, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Stimulus Bill Includes Billions of Dollars in Help for Students and Colleges" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 16, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Report on College Spending Trends Highlights Inequities in Financing Model" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 15, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
Colleges Cut Instruction Spending Thursday by Mary Beth Marklein, USA Today, January 15, 2009
"THE ADJUNCT TRACK: Let's Talk Equity — Later: When will we realize it's time to take advantage of the economic turmoil and restructure the faculty labor system? The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 14, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"U. of California Approves Enrollment Cuts and a Salary Freeze" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 14, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Rather Than Ask for a Bailout, Higher Education, Heal Thyself" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Economic-Stimulus Bill Is Likely to Include Increase in Pell Grant" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 13, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"$3,000 Tuition Tax Credit May Be Included in House Stimulus Bill" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 12, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"California Universities to Freeze Top Administrator Salaries as Budget Crisis Worsens" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 9, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Recession May Drive More Adult Students to Take Online Courses" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 9, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"No More University Buildings, Says Indiana Governor" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 9, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Colleges See Slowest Growth in State Aid in 5 Years" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 9, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Energy Drain by Computers Stifles Efforts at Cost Control" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 9, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"In Move Seen as Harbinger, Small Nebraska College Suspends Retirement Contributions" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 7, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Moody's Sees Stiff Challenges for Colleges—Especially Private Ones—in Next Year" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Colleges Press New Ideas as They Brace for Bumpy State-Budget Sessions" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Congress to Slash Earmarks, Again" The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 6, 2009 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Small Private Colleges Freeze Hiring and Pay Increases in Favor of Student Aid" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 19, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"States Fall Short in Measuring College Performance, Report Says" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 16, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"11 States Receive Grants to Improve Their Colleges' Productivity" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 16, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Bankruptcies up, Tennessee tops personal filings" Yahoo! News, December 15, 2008.
"Financial Uncertainty and the Admissions Class of Fall 2008" See the Free Executive Summary. The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 15, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Short-Term Furloughs Possible for 22,000 at Maryland Colleges" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 15, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"News Analysis: Colleges That Are Cutting Might Want to Consider, What Would Warren Do?" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 12, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Mad About Numbers" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 11, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"State Legislators' Group Pushes for Performance-Based Budgeting at Colleges" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 11, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Harvard Freezes Salaries and Suspends Faculty Searches" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 9, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Brandeis U. Faculty Senate Asks Professors to Take Pay Cuts" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 9, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Economy Gives College Leaders Impetus to Explore Longer-Range Changes" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 8, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Tenure at Risk in Kentucky's Community Colleges" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 5, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"TBR Fails to Approve New Business Model" Sidelines, Student Newspaper of MTSU, December 4, 2008
The TBR Board Meeting Materials, Including the Proposed Policy Revisions, are posted here. [Chose the December 4, 2008 meeting. The materials are in a pdf file of 260 pages.]
“Studies Link Part-time Faculty to Worse Education” USA Today, December 3, 2008
"Nearly Half of Undergraduate Courses Are Taught by Non-Tenure-Track Instructors" The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 3, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers]
"Reaction to Chancellor Manning's 'New Business Model'" from Hal Werlein December 1, 2008 via E-mail
"Tennessee Takes First Annual 'Turkey at the Top' Award" by Marc Bousquet at Brainstorm: Lives of the Mind, a Blog at The Chronicle Review, November 26, 2008 [only available to Chronicle subscribers, but also cross-posted at howtheuniversityworks.com]
Clemson University FY 2008-2009 Mandatory Furlough Program Guidelines
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