The UCPEA Executive Board joined other union leaders in asking President Maric, Governor Lamont, Senate President Looney and Speaker Ritter to join others in speaking out against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education.
The letter was signed by the UCPEA Executive Board and sent by UConn-AAUP on behalf of the UConn-Labor Coalition:
Dear President Maric, Governor Lamont, Senate President Looney and Speaker Ritter,
We are writing to you out of grave and urgent concern for the future of our university, our state and our nation. Instead of “laying low” and remaining silent, we, the leaders of UConn’s unions, urge you to join with us in actively, vocally defending Connecticut’s values and protecting the core mission of our flagship university. Silence will not protect us.
The University of Connecticut is the state’s flagship university, excelling in STEM, nursing, education, law, business, athletics, arts and sciences, and is the home of the state’s only public medical school and academic medical center. We are a successful research enterprise with notable achievements in advancing treatments for leading causes of death and disability, including cancer, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, and substance abuse. The NIH currently supports more than $130 million in annual research expenditures at UConn and UConn Health. We excel in numerous fields because we invest and uphold values in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and recruit faculty, students, and trainees from diverse backgrounds.
Read Full Letter at UConn-AAUP
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