Symposium Presentation by Former UVU AAUP Chapter President Scott Abbott: The Managed University
The Managed ‘University’ Scott Abbott Working to improve shared governance at UVU, let’s be grateful that we’re not under attack by the governor and legislature of Florida. And let’s celebrate recent joint work involving Faculty Senate committees, administrators, and the Deputy General Counsel on revising several key policies. As this symposium nears its end, however, it’s clear that we still have work to do. For me, our major issue is what I perceive as the systematic disruption of a university, a movement driven by corporate values that undercut the quality of education we offer our students. While acting as department chair a couple of years ago, I received an email from Human Resources addressed to “People managers.” I replied heatedly that anyone who calls department chairs people manag...