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The Chronicle of Higher Education published a detailed article about the Disney Culture initiative. As the article makes clear, GW faculty who are concerned about this program are not saying that we shouldn’t improve GW’s environment: we like responsive and empowered staff, respect for everyone, a shared sense of supporting the educational and research missionContinue reading “Nov. 7, 2019: Disney culture article in the Chronicle”

Take a look at the news coverage about the various ways that faculty (and staff, and others) are responding to the administration’s initiatives. We want to be clear: we are not afraid of change! GW needs to continue to grow and evolve. GWUFA wants GW to do well with STEM, to be good to ourContinue reading “Check out the media coverage this week (late October 2019)!”

October 23rd: There was amazing support to pass the petition at the Faculty Assembly on Oct. 22! The record number of faculty attending shows that we are concerned and willing to participate in significant ways to shape the future of our university. GWUFA is pleased and proud to have played a role in organizing peopleContinue reading “This is What Shared Governance Looks Like!”

THIS IS CRUCIAL One of the principles and strengths of the university system is its bedrock systems of shared governance. At this crucial moment at GW we need to make our voices heard and exercise our right and responsibility for shared governance. Accordingly, GWUFA supported a set of 6 motions to be considered by allContinue reading “Urgent: Faculty Assembly Meeting Oct. 22”

Disney survey demoralizes, glosses over faculty members’ concerns OP-EDS By Ivy Ken Nov 15, 2018 3:08 AM Ivy Ken is an associate professor of sociology at GW and the president of the GW Faculty Association. Faculty want this University to be a great place to work and learn. Because of that, we support University President Thomas LeBlanc’sContinue reading “Read our response to the Disney culture survey in the Hatchet today!”

We’re all workers here.   The GWU Faculty Association supports the Fair Jobs GW Campaign recently launched by the Progressive Student Union. The Faculty Association further endorses the list of ten demands the Fair Jobs Campaign delivered to GWU President LeBlanc on October 1st, appended below. GWUFA reminds all GW constituencies that GW employees’ working conditions are our students’ learning conditions. InContinue reading “GWUFA Supports the Fair Jobs GW Campaign”

4 May 2018 President Thomas LeBlanc and Provost Forrest Maltzman The George Washington University 2121 Eye Street NW Washington DC   20052 Dear President LeBlanc and Provost Maltzman: We write in full-fledged support of the unionization efforts of GW Grad Students United. We urge you to support its efforts as well. In particular, we urge youContinue reading “GWUFA for GW Grad Students United: An Open Letter”