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OU-AAUP requests replacement of Dean of Students

OU-AAUP requests replacement of Dean of Students

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor November 13, 2024

With 92% of the voting faculty in favor of No Confidence, the Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) calls for the replacement of Michael Wadsworth as Dean of Students.  Of...

OU faculty contract negotiations: Merit scores, universal workload and a potential strike

OU faculty contract negotiations: Merit scores, universal workload and a potential strike

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor August 30, 2024

Negotiations continue between the Oakland University Bargaining Team and the Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) with the faculty contract extended until Sept. 3.   After...

OU faculty contract negotiations update: Differences in workload, merit scores and economic proposals

OU faculty contract negotiations update: Differences in workload, merit scores and economic proposals

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor August 14, 2024

With the faculty contract extended by one day, negotiations continue with the integration of a mediator to resolve differences in economics, workload and merit scores.  After four bargaining sessions...

OU faculty contract negotiations: Workload, salary increase and special lecturer status

OU faculty contract negotiations: Workload, salary increase and special lecturer status

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor July 24, 2024

Contract negotiations between The Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) and the OU administration began on June 4 to renew the 2021-2024 agreement for at least three...

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OU-AAUP hosts first bargaining kickoff ahead of contract negotiations

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor April 24, 2024

The Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) held its first Bargaining Kickoff event to gather and celebrate the support for the upcoming bargaining season.  On April...

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OU-AAUP survey indicates significant decline in faculty satisfaction

Chloe Kukuk, Campus Editor April 17, 2024

A March 2024 survey conducted by the American Association of University Professors at Oakland University (OUAAUP) shows a significant decline in faculty satisfaction on Oakland University’s campus in...

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April BOT meeting: AI’s impact on campus, CAS progress and new medical sciences M.S.

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor April 17, 2024

Oakland University’s Board of Trustees (BOT) held the last meeting for the Winter 2024 semester on April 13. The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on campus, the College of Arts and Sciences...

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Bargaining strategies at third annual Collaborative Labor Panel

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor April 3, 2024

The third annual collaborative Labor Panel hosted by the Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) and Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC) was held on March 27 in...

A conversation with OU-AAUP President, Michael Latcha

A conversation with OU-AAUP President, Michael Latcha

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2023

In May of 2024, Oakland University administration and Oakland University’s Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) will begin faculty contract renegotiations.  In 2021,...

Karen Miller, OUAAUP President, presents farewell address

Karen Miller, OUAAUP President, presents farewell address

The Oakland Post August 31, 2023

Karen Miller was President of Oakland University’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (OUAAUP)  from 2011-2013. She later served a second term from November 2020 to August...

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