The LSU System Council of Faculty Advisors, including the University’s Faculty Senate, is speaking out against the actions of the University of Louisiana System, according to a resolution adopted Monday.
“[The University of Louisiana system] has been attempting to re-write contracts of academic personnel, sometimes in draconian ways,” said Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope.
The system, which is comprised of schools like the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana Tech University, is attempting to reduce the notice that tenured faculty must be given for canceled programs from one year to 90 days, Cope said.
This, among other allegedly improper actions, has captured the attention of the state, resulting in the Council’s first resolution that comments on issues within another system.
Cope said one major concern was this type of practice might seep into other systems.
“[The Council] thought we needed to take a firm stand that those practices were not appropriate for a higher education institutional system,” Cope said. “This resolution is a way of putting the higher education management board on notice.”
The officially adopted document is the first step of action, but Cope noted that “in Louisiana, anything can happen tomorrow.”
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