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On April 28 the AAUP released a report of the Special Committee on Governance, Academic Freedom, and Institutional Racism in the University of North Carolina System. On the June 1 episode of “Office Hours with Dr. De Veau” we will be joined by Henry Reichman, a member of the committee to discuss the results of this system wide investigation which ultimately discovered extraordinary partisanship and political interference that has resulted in deep racism across the system that has impacted governance, hiring and academic freedom.  Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

The Final Think Tank Episode of Season 1 and the 2021-22 Academic Year. Let’s Sound Off on the Issues that took Our time during the academic year! Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

On February 22, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, much of the western world has been united behind the people of Ukraine. For those of us in HIgher Education, we have had to focus on supporting Russian as well as Ukrainian students who may be enrolled at our institutions, but have we considered what it has been like on the ground in Ukraine for Ukrainian educators? Today on Office Hours with Dr. De Veau, we are joined by Dr. Olena Murahyan, the National University of Kharkiv to speak about how the University has been  impacted by the war and what must be done to rebuild the University that has been educating scholars for over 200 years. Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com

Summer is a perfect time to think about the academic year ahead, and your plan for professional development. The queen of training, Nancy Hunter Denney knows the pitfalls, the possibilities and the promise of Pro-Dev. Join us for the final episode of Season 1 of Office Hours with Dr. De Veau on Wednesday, June 22 at 12:00PM ET Be a part of the next show by signing up at firesidechat.com