The Chronicle News Blog: AAUP Speaks Out Against No-Politicking Rules at U. of Illinois
The American Association of University Professors wants the University of Illinois to immediately withdraw guidelines that would put political activity — such as wearing campaign buttons or T-shirts or attending a political rally on university property — off limits for faculty members, staff members, and graduate employees.
Cary Nelson, the AAUP’s president and a professor at the university’s Urbana-Champaign campus, said in a written statement that “anecdotal responses suggest a chilling effect has already settled over” the university’s three campuses, in Chicago, Springfield, and Urbana-Champaign. The statement, in support of graduate-employee and staff rights, follows one in support of faculty members.
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