Author Archives: AAUP Administrators

This will be a joint conference Rethinking university governance

The Australian Association of University Professors (AAUP) fully supports the public statement of its University of Sydney Chapter (USAP) of 13 November 2023 regarding the termination of Professor Manuel Graeber’s work contract by University of Sydney management after he had … Continue reading →

https://www.change.org/p/reinstate-prof-graeber-restoring-the-university-of-sydney-by-defending-academic-values Short link for distribution: https://chng.it/X6D9NtX65H

Dear Professor Blackmore, UNE Professoriate public statement in support of Professor Manuel Graeber The University of New England Professoriate is alarmed that in August this year, Professor Manuel Graeber was suspended and in October was subsequently dismissed from his employment … Continue reading →

The University of Sydney Association of Professors (USAP) affirms traditional academic values including freedom of speech and commitment to the truth. We absolutely reject wilful authoritarian improbity at The University of Sydney, most recently manifested in the dismissal of Professor … Continue reading →

Professor Manuel Graeber on whistleblowing

Merger Issues Mergers worldwide — such as the California State University System 50 years ago — are often introduced in response to a crisis of rapid population growth and huge unmet demand in a particular State or region. That is … Continue reading →

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON UNIVERSITY BUDGETS,GOVERNANCE AND PERFORMANCE

Submission to the Australian Universities Accord

The current composition of the Australian Universities Accord Panel and Reference Group gives professional academic staff no distinct voice. The academic staff and students are not a mere stakeholder group but ARE the University (as specified under the relevant state … Continue reading →