Category: Open Letter
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Transformation Requires Trust
The Gallaudet administration has announced a major academic transformation. We support thoughtful efforts to strengthen the university. In a functioning…
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Reclaiming Gallaudet’s Mission, Together
Gallaudet’s administration is suspending core majors like Math, History, and Spanish without faculty input or proper process, violating both the…
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2023 salary data show stark inequities between Gallaudet administrator and faculty pay
Gallaudet administrators are among the higher-paid university administrators in the Washington, DC area, while Gallaudet faculty are among the lowest…
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Our survey results suggest a campus climate of limited freedom of expression and lack of confidence in the administration
Many faculty respondents did not feel safe expressing their viewpoints, a majority had no confidence in the administration, and many…
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The loss of regular COLAs to counter inflation has caused a steep decline in faculty and staff real wages
Faculty and staff baseline real wages have declined by nearly 40% since 2001 because inflation has caused our dollars to…
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Changes to the food and drink employee discount show the administration’s continued lack of transparency and accountability
On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Gallaudet University released President Cordano’s pre-recorded State of the University address. In it, she emphasized…
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The administration’s sudden staff layoffs show continued disregard for transparency and indifference toward employees
The Gallaudet AAUP has verified reports of sudden employee layoffs. These layoffs are surprising, given that just last September 27,…
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Forensic Audit Results Summary by GU-AAUP Executive Committee
On August 17, 2023, Dr. Howard Bunsis, an expert in university finances, presented his findings from a forensic audit of…
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Gallaudet AAUP’s Executive Committee Supports FoCC’s Concerns about Faculty Summer Work Groups
Gallaudet AAUP’s Executive Committee has reviewed a letter sent on May 9, 2023 to administrators from the Faculty of Color…
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Top administrator salaries have ballooned over the past two decades, while faculty’s have decreased. This is not fiscal austerity
The upward trajectory of administrator salaries does not reflect Gallaudet’s declining enrollment or an ongoing state of financial emergency. The…
