  {"id":18,"date":"2024-09-09T13:44:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/aaup\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-05-02T01:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T01:27:19","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/aaup\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the administration&#8217;s decision to survey students outside the regular procedure of faculty evaluations, MTSU&#8217;s AAUP chapter sent a letter to Provost Byrnes in November 2020. You may read the letter and response here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/aaup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2024\/09\/LettertoByrnesNov2020.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MTSU AAUP Letter to Provost Byrnes<\/a>&nbsp;(pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/aaup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2024\/09\/Byrnesresponse.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Response from Provost Byrnes<\/a>&nbsp;(pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/aaup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2024\/09\/TNConferenceAAUP12.20newsletter3.1.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TN Conference Newsletter 3.1<\/a>&nbsp;(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Newsletters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/aaup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2024\/09\/AAUP.FaintingGoat.Issue_.1amended.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 1<\/a>&nbsp;(pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/aaup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2024\/09\/AAUP.FaintingGoat.Issue_.1amended.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 2<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/aaup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2024\/09\/AAUP.FaintingGoat.Issue3_.docx.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Issue 3<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2013<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/aaup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2024\/09\/Lutz_2013_Welcome.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Message from Alfred Lutz<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/taaup.org\/NEWSLETTERS\/Fall%202011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TN Conference Newsletter<\/a>&nbsp;(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2010<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/taaup.org\/NEWSLETTERS\/Fall%202010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TN Conference Newsletter 2010<\/a>&nbsp;(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2009<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sankofa.loc.edu\/dharris\/web\/newsletter\/Summer%202009%20Newsletter(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TN Conference Newsletter<\/a>&nbsp;(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2008<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/aaup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2024\/09\/MTSUNewsFeb2008.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"27\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TN Conference Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2007<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-compact-list wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/aaup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/2024\/09\/MTSUNewsApril2007.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TN Conference Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 In response to the administration&#8217;s decision to survey students outside the regular procedure of faculty evaluations, MTSU&#8217;s AAUP chapter sent a letter to Provost Byrnes in November 2020. 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