by Susan Ariew | Aug 5, 2022 | Academic freedom, Teaching
HB 7 became law on July 1, 2022. The first of its kind in the nation, the bill purports to “give businesses,employees, children and families tools to stand up against discrimination and woke indoctrination.”This legislation prohibits faculty from “endorsing”...
by Susan Ariew | Aug 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
This Wednesday, join us for the UFF virtual Academic Freedom Event, “Working and Learning under State Censorship” with the ACLU and NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Register in advance at bit.ly/UFFAug3
by Susan Ariew | Aug 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
The USF Chapter of the United Faculty of Florida will meet Friday, August 5th at 12 noon on Zoom. Here are the minutes for the previous meeting. Any employee in the Bargaining Unit may attend, but to Zoom in you must have an invitation: contact the Chapter Secretary...
by Susan Ariew | Jul 22, 2022 | Academic freedom
Over the past 2 years, the DeSantis administration has restricted the teaching of critical history studies, banned diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, imposed surveys of students’ and professors’ political beliefs, taken over the Florida Board of Governors of...
by Susan Ariew | Jul 19, 2022 | Featured Websites
Turning to our calling as teachers, if we want to inspire our students to do their duty as citizens (that’s the admittedly old-fashioned way of looking at it), one of the most effective ways to teach is by example. The Florida primary is on August 23 and the...