by UMD AAUP Executive Committee | Oct 25, 2021 | UAM-UMD Updates
Have you ever wondered how UMD spends all its money? Or why there always seems to be money available for athletics, fancy new buildings, and the sky-high salaries of university upper administrators, but the university pleads poverty when we ask for living wages for...
by UMD AAUP Executive Committee | Oct 13, 2021 | UAM-UMD Updates
[We experienced some technical issues with our prior email account, and we are re-sending this message. If you are interested in contributing to the UMD AAUP vision, please send us a reply to our new account umdaaup@gmail.com.] The UMD AAUP Chapter is gearing up for...
by UMD AAUP Executive Committee | Oct 11, 2021 | UAM-UMD Updates
11 October 2021 Dear Provost Rice, We write in reference to the Strategic Planning process that you announced to the UMD community in your recent email on 23 September 2021. We recognize the importance of this periodic exercise, especially given the new leadership on...
by UMD AAUP Executive Committee | Oct 2, 2021 | UAM-UMD Updates
We are excited to write and invite you to the Labor Solidarity Picnic, which is being put on by the staff union AFSCME Local 1072 and the student organization USAS Local 54. UMD AAUP will also be participating and speaking at the event, and we encourage you all to...
by UMD AAUP Executive Committee | Sep 20, 2021 | UAM-UMD Updates
The UMD AAUP Chapter is gearing up for an eventful year. As you may have heard, President Pines has hired the Huron Consulting Group to draft a Ten Year Strategic Plan for UMD. Our past strategic plans have reflected the recommendations of a committee representing the...
by UMD AAUP Executive Committee | Sep 10, 2021 | UAM-UMD Updates
We hope you all have had a wonderful summer! We have been busy over the summer on a number of fronts and we will be in touch with more details on several exciting initiatives. But, in the meantime, there is an urgent issue we would like to draw your attention to and...