Yet most of us spend little or no time working for each other as a faculty. The needed channels and principles of governance are usually honored in the breach. Yet on the other hand, most faculty members who literally cannot function decently on this campus without certain guarantees of academic integrity do not themselves support the AAUP in any way. Please consider joining the AAUP, receiving the bimonthly Academe, and working with peers from all specializations toward a unified voice on Maryland Parkway. In September, the Nevada Faculty Alliance voted to reduce membership dues, especially for those at the lower half of the overall salary range.
Some reduction affects higher salaries, but the best reduction affects younger faculty.
Here is a breakdown of the dues reduction and savings, effective as of the November 30 paycheck. Using this definition, an FrE faculty would generate 21 x 15, or 315 student credits. This could be done by teaching one, three-credit class with 105 students, or three, threecredit classes with 35 students each. In practice, of pourse, most faculty do not generate 315 student credits per semester, especially in those disciplines where the subject matter does not lend itself to lecturing, but also in those instances where research and service obligations consume large blocks of time. Given the formula, it behooves us to increase our student FrE, especially in the Fall semester, when the numbers gathered will have the most impact on the budget.