Following the tremendous response to last year’s governance conference, and given the continuing challenges that faculty and administrators around the country are facing as a result of financial pressures, the AAUP will hold a second governance conference this November. The committee is soliciting papers on all topics relating to governance for presentation at this event. The conference will take place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Wash...

8:30-9:00 Coffee and Registration 9:00-10:00 “Seven Myths about Academic Freedom and Tenure,” Greg Scholtz, Director of Programs in Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance 10:00-11:00 “Faculty Handbooks and Shared Governance,” Puri Martinez, Vice Chair of the Assembly of State Conferences 11:00-11:15 Coffee 11:15-12:15 “Government Relations,” Brian Turner, Secretary 12:15-1:15 Lunch “A Faculty Agenda...