Letter Regarding the Detention of Activist Ahmed Mansoor
Khaldoon Al-Mubarak Member, New York University Board of Trustees Chairman, Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority Cc: Andrew Hamilton President, New York University Cc: Al Bloom Vice-chancellor, New York University Abu Dhabi Cc: Katherine Fleming Provost, New York University Cc: William Berkley Chair, Board of Trustees, New York University June 27,…
Letter Regarding the Barring of Entry of NYU Alum Kristina Bogos from UAE and Qatar
Dear President Hamilton, We, the officers of the NYU-AAUP chapter, sent you a letter on December 19th expressing our concerns about the case of Kristin Bogos, an NYU alumna, who has been barred entry to the UAE and Qatar because of her research. To date, we have not received a…
Statement on Proposed Legislation (A.8392) in NYS Assembly
The members of the AAUP chapter at NYU hold a variety of views about the efficacy of academic boycotts. In recognition of that range of opinion, we do not support President Sexton’s condemnation of the American Studies Association’s resolution to boycott Israeli universities. Faculty have a right to express their…
Letter Regarding Investigations of Andrew Ross and Ariel Kaminer
Dear President Sexton: We, the officers of the NYU-AAUP Chapter, are writing to express our deep distress about the revelation, as reported by Jim Dwyer in the New York Times, that a private investigator has been making inquiries about Professor Andrew Ross, who was recently banned from entering the UAE…
AAUP Statement on Next Week’s FAS Vote of No Confidence
The upcoming FAS Vote of No Confidence (to be held March 11-15 by e-ballot) is a stark, but healthy, indicator of the revival of faculty interest in substantive shared governance here at NYU. It confirms the central role that faculty should play in ensuring that our educational institution lives up…
Profile for a 21st Century Presidency at NYU
The American Association of University Professors is the originator and steward of the basic principles of governance and academic freedom observed by U.S. universities. Inspired by the Vote of No Confidence process set in motion by NYU’s Faculty of Arts and Science, we offer the following list of requisites for…
Letter to NYU Trustees Regarding Academic Freedom at NYU Shanghai
September 3, 2013 To Members of the NYU Board of Trustees, We are writing in the spirit of the Board’s recent resolve to improve communications with faculty. We welcome this initiative as an important development on the NYU campus, and intend, henceforth, to act on it by raising issues of…
Letter on NYU-Shanghai and Academic Freedom
September 3, 2013 To Members of the NYU Board of Trustees, We are writing in the spirit of the Board’s recent resolve to improve communications with faculty. We welcome this initiative as an important development on the NYU campus, and intend, henceforth, to act on it by raising issues of…
Letter to the Trustee Subcommittee
April 30, 2013 We are writing to thank you for meeting with us on April 15th, and to reiterate our request for a copy of the subcommittee report, when it is complete. Making the report available would set a model tone for the open, transparent culture we think needs to…