Resolutions, Motions & Initiatives
Approved during the 2020-2021 academic year
And whereas Critical Race Theory represents an area of recognized scholarship relevant to the study of racial and social justice,
And whereas academic freedom to explore scholarship and teaching related to social and racial justice has come under recent attack across the United States within numerous state legislatures,
Be it resolved that the Northwestern University Faculty Senate opposes legislative attempts to censor credible scholarship and teaching related to racial and social justice,
And be it further resolved that the Northwestern University Faculty Senate stands in support of our colleagues at Universities and K–12 institutions whose functioning may be affected by such legislation.
And whereas current economic conditions have greatly increased competition for competent employees,
And whereas staff salaries were largely frozen for several years before the pandemic undermining the University’s standing in the local labor market,
Be it resolved that the University should increase staff compensation, adjust job design, and take other necessary actions to be a preferred employer in Chicago and Evanston so that it can both attract new staff and retain the staff it has,
And be it further resolved that the University provide the Faculty Senate with regular reports of the number of open positions and how long it is taking to fill positions so faculty can adequately anticipate timelines for hiring.
The Faculty Senate voted against proposed amendments to the Faculty Assembly Bylaws on February 9, 2022.
- Commit to updating Northwestern’s maps so that they report the number of all-gender bathrooms for every University building (see contributed database here) and the closest building with an all-gender bathroom from every building;
- Change signage for single stall bathrooms to all-gender, as has been done for some but not all single stall bathrooms on campus;
- Deliver to the Faculty Senate a strategy and a timeline for adding all-gender bathrooms to all under-served campus buildings, ideally with all necessary permitting and construction work finished by end of Summer 2022;
- Prioritize advocating for and surmounting any remaining city or state code restrictions that prevent adding all-gender bathrooms to campus buildings.
Announcements
Remarks by Faculty Senate President Robert Hariman
Welcoming dinner for Provost Jonathan Holloway.
Report from the Organization of Women Faculty
Adopted on June 1, 2017.
Adopted on June 1, 2017.
Report on Faculty Salaries from the Senate Salary and Benefits Committee
Adopted on May 3, 2017.
Overview Report of the Secure Faculty Survey Committee on the 2015 Faculty Perspectives Survey
Report presented to the Senate on April 5, 2017.
Adopted on March 1, 2017.