{"id":3654,"date":"2022-10-11T12:29:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uff-fiu.net\/wordpress\/?p=3654"},"modified":"2022-10-14T15:17:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T15:17:28","slug":"teach-in-for-academic-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uff-fiu.net\/wordpress\/2022\/10\/11\/teach-in-for-academic-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Teach-In For Academic Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">UFF-FIU is excited to present a Teach-In on Academic Freedom on Tuesday, October 25.<\/p>\n<p>This event will be both a discussion of academic freedom and an exercise in academic freedom. View the flyer on the <a href=\"https:\/\/cts.vresp.com\/c\/?UnitedFacultyofFlori\/ef997c841d\/TEST\/81d8b05d50\">UFF-FIU website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers will include experts able to place HB-7\u2019s current assault on academic freedom in larger political, historical, legal, and activist perspectives, empowering us with the knowledge we need to defend our work as scholars and teachers.<\/p>\n<p>They include:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Ellen Schrecker, historian, expert on McCarthyism and US Universities, and former editor of <em>Academe<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Barbara Madeloni,\u00a0 journalist, educational labor activist, and education coordinator at <em>Labor Notes<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Marvin Dunn, FIU Emeritus Professor of Psychology, public historian, and co-plaintiff in the current Pernell v. Florida Board of Governors case against HB-7.<\/li>\n<li>Ronald W. Cox, FIU Political Science Professor, activist, expert on corporate power within and beyond the university.<\/li>\n<li>Jacob-Alexander Chavarria, FIU-YDSA member and activist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As we come together for this event, we will be building the collective power and knowledge necessary to defend academic freedom against the current assaults of <a href=\"https:\/\/cts.vresp.com\/c\/?UnitedFacultyofFlori\/ef997c841d\/TEST\/937f8a8c43\">HB-7<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cts.vresp.com\/c\/?UnitedFacultyofFlori\/ef997c841d\/TEST\/9376fbe7d4\">BOG 10.005<\/a>. By doing this <strong>in public<\/strong>\u00a0first in the GC Pit, and then in a central location in Green Library, we will show our strength as a faculty as well as build our resolve to protect our freedom to teach and our students\u2019 freedom to learn.<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Speakers and Music, Tuesday, October 25, 12:30-2:30pm, Graham Center Pit<\/li>\n<li>Panel Discussion, Tuesday October 25, 3:30-5:30pm, Green Library 100<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If you would like to help organize this event, join in a meal with the speakers, or otherwise participate in UFF-FIU\u2019s \u201cFreedom to Teach, Freedom to Learn\u201d campaign, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:membership@uff-fiu.org?subject=Freedom%20To%20Teach%20Teach-In\">membership@uff-fiu.org<\/a><\/p>\n<form method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/oi.vresp.com?fid=39cc5be1bc\" target=\"vr_optin_popup\" onsubmit=\"window.open( 'http:\/\/www.verticalresponse.com', 'vr_optin_popup', 'scrollbars=yes,width=600,height=450' ); return true;\" >\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"795\" style=\"width:70%; float:left\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uff-fiu.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Teach-In-For-Academic-Freedom_Revised-Version.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uff-fiu.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Teach-In-For-Academic-Freedom_Revised-Version.png 798w, https:\/\/www.uff-fiu.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Teach-In-For-Academic-Freedom_Revised-Version-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uff-fiu.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Teach-In-For-Academic-Freedom_Revised-Version-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.uff-fiu.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Teach-In-For-Academic-Freedom_Revised-Version-768x765.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uff-fiu.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Teach-In-For-Academic-Freedom_Revised-Version-351x350.png 351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left;\">\n<div style=\"width:50%; float:left\">\n    UFF-FIU actively guards the interests of the FIU faculty. 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