During the spring semester of 2022, the chapter and its members:

• • Continued to speak up for equity and transparency with regard to in-person teaching mandates, with measured results.
  • Interpreted and shared the findings from the external financial analysis of Whitman College. (See the FAQ about the external analysis here.)
  • Worked with the Academic Freedom and Due Process Committee to join a multi-university effort and propose a resolution “Defending Academic Freedom to Teach About Race and Gender Justice and Critical Race Theory.” The faculty voted on and approved the resolution.
  • Engaged with department and division chairs over plans to institute online summer pre-major advising, and issued a statement of concern over processes and policies that resulted in the formalization of that plan.
  • (Select chapter members) initiated a successful motion to amend the Faculty Code to prevent retaliative administrative action against faculty who do not advise over the summer.
  • Turned our focus to rebuilding faculty power in light of the “financial sustainability review,” results from the external financial analysis, and the change in the college president. Specifically, we aim to:
    • • Advance the teacher-scholar model at Whitman (by advocating for practices, policies, and programs that sustain it);
      • Organize for appropriate faculty compensation (knowledgeably, broadly, and equitably defined).