Akron-AAUP Corrects the University’s Response on Athletics
07/10/2020
In their response to Akron-AAUP’s Position Paper on Athletics, the University made a number of claims which we would like to comment on. …
Position Paper on Athletics Spending at The University of Akron
07/05/2020
Executive Summary Akron-AAUP realizes that the University of Akron (UA) is in a financial crisis. To address this crisis, the administrat …
Reductions to Athletics – Your Union Responds
06/09/2020
Communication to Bargaining Unit Faculty, May 18, 2020 The University of Akron just announced $4.4 …
Budget Cuts and Athletics Funding
05/09/2018
As we all know, when it’s time to cut, the first and apparently the easiest place to cut is the academic side. However, faculty across ca …
The FACTS about the Administration’s Spending Priorities
02/26/2016
Akron-AAUP had Dr Rudy Fichtenbaum, Professor Emeritus of Economics at Wright State University, conduct an analysis of The University of Akr …