American Association of University Professors censures five New Orleans colleges and universities

From: New Orleans CityBusiness | Date: July 2, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

The American Association of University Professors censured five New Orleans colleges and universities June 9, giving them a collective administrative black eye.

Higher education officials, however, consider the action a cheap shot.

Loyola University, Tulane University, the University of New Orleans and Southern University at New Orleans were all censured for what the AAUP termed a "nearly universal departure from (and in some cases complete abandonment of) personnel and other policies" after Hurricane Katrina.

Tulane President Scott Cowen said Louisiana universities shouldn't be on the censure ...

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