Legal Threats to Academic Freedom and Shared Governance in Higher Education
was held at 12:00 PM (PST) on November 13, 2009.
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SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT: The AAUP Action Plan for Protecting an Independent Faculty Voice 
Legal Threats to Academic Freedom and Shared Governance in Higher Education
By
Rachel Levinson, Senior Counsel at the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
November 13, Friday, at 12 noon
In the new Abbaszadeh Lecture Hall, Gallaher Hall (Graduate School of Management, across from Mondavi)
The question of whether principles of academic freedom protect faculty as they participate in shared governance activities at the University of California has been called into question by recent court decisions. The AAUP is issuing an extensive report on these legal developments and the need for universities to strengthen policies on academic freedom to make sure participation in shared governance is included. The report, "Protecting an Independent Faculty Voice: Academic Freedom after Garcetti v. Ceballos," will be issued in November 2009.
Rachel Levinson, Senior Counsel at AAUP, helped draft the report. She has worked to alert faculty to cases that threaten academic freedom and the faculty's critical role in shared governance. In her presentation, she will discuss recent attacks on the academy---nationally and in California---and highlight some important warning signs for faculty---as well as opportunities for action.
This presentation is co-sponsored by the UC Davis Academic Senate, the UCD Senate Committee on Academic Freedom, the AAUP, and the Davis Faculty Association.