Faculty Welfare Committee Fairfield University AAUP-AFT From the FWC Executive Committee Hello everyone, We had a great conversation after the last GF about faculty safety, with much brainstorming about next steps. Thanks to FWC Gwen Alphonso and EC member Michelle Farrell who then worked extensively on a document for Academic Council, which we hope will lead to a committee to investigate this issue. We also have a workplace safety working group, and you can sign up here if you'd like to meet...
5 months ago • 3 min read
Faculty Welfare Committee Fairfield University AAUP-AFT From the FWC Executive Committee Hello everyone, This is the censored version of the FWC newsletter. I tried to send out without euphemisms (five times, actually) and it did not go through on-campus servers. So use your context clues for phrases I've had to add. Please subscribe to our newsletter directly with your off-campus email address. As we wait to hear the shape of negotiations on our salary and benefits and get ready to leap into...
7 months ago • 6 min read
Faculty Welfare Committee Fairfield University AAUP-AFT From the FWC Executive Committee Hello everyone, As we wait to hear the shape of negotiations on our salary and benefits and get ready to leap into action to support our Faculty Salary Committee, all we know so far is that our healthcare costs will increase next year, yet so far we don't know anything about compensation. Our FWC Vice President Gwen Alphonso shared a stats from the 2025 Campus Climate survey that seem particularly...
7 months ago • 5 min read
Faculty Welfare Committee Fairfield University AAUP-AFT From the FWC Executive Committee Hello everyone, As we wait to hear the shape of negotiations on our salary and benefits and get ready to leap into action to support our Faculty Salary Committee, all we know so far is that our healthcare costs will increase next year, yet so far we don't know anything about compensation. Our FWC Vice President Gwen Alphonso shared a stats from the 2025 Campus Climate survey that seem particularly...
7 months ago • 5 min read
Faculty Welfare Committee Fairfield University AAUP-AFT From the FWC Executive Committee Hello everyone, These aren't unprecedented times, but they are intense. It's probably as challenging for me as it is for you to juggle the news and personal impacts with the normally intense pace of a new semester. I guess the one comfort is that most people who are paying attention are feeling this. We as the FWC will continue to gather and to promote local actions because, as Chris Begley writes in the...
8 months ago • 3 min read
Faculty Welfare Committee Fairfield University AAUP-AFT From the FWC Executive Committee Hello everyone, These aren't unprecedented times, but they are intense. It's probably as challenging for me as it is for you to juggle the news and personal impacts with the normally intense pace of a new semester. I guess the one comfort is that most people who are paying attention are feeling this. We as the FWC will continue to gather and to promote local actions because, as Chris Begley writes in the...
8 months ago • 3 min read
Faculty Welfare Committee Fairfield University AAUP-AFT From the FWC Executive Committee Hello everyone, We're in a contract year, so you'll be hearing more from us about the issues at the center of this year's collegial discussions between the administration and the Faculty Salary Committee, which will culminate in a Memo of Understanding (MOU) that will be presented to the General Faculty in Spring 2026. The MOU is a key document that describes compensation, raises, health benefits, and...
10 months ago • 5 min read
Faculty Welfare Committee Fairfield University AAUP-AFT From the FWC Executive Committee Hello everyone, We're in a contract year, so you'll be hearing more from us about the issues at the center of this year's collegial discussions between the administration and the Faculty Salary Committee, which will culminate in a Memo of Understanding (MOU) that will be presented to the General Faculty in Spring 2026. The MOU is a key document that describes compensation, raises, health benefits, and...
10 months ago • 5 min read
Faculty Welfare Committee Fairfield University AAUP-AFT From the FWC Executive Committee Hello everyone, Welcome back to Fall semester in an extremely trying year. Amid these challenges, we are stronger together, and we are looking forward to welcoming you into our campus chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the Faculty Welfare Committee. If you haven't joined yet, you can join our chapter at this web link! I attended a meeting of AAUP chapters across CT this week,...
12 months ago • 5 min read