Friday, May 18, 2007

GSA demands that UCSD rehire two ousted TAs

Resolution to Oppose Dismissal of DOC TAs
Unanimously passed by UCSD's Graduate Student Association on May 15, 2007

Whereas the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports academic freedom

Whereas the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports robust debate regarding the education undergraduate students receive

Whereas the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports the rights of free speech for all university employees

Whereas two UCSD TAs with excellent teaching evaluations were dismissed for political reasons that had nothing to do with their teaching performance1

Whereas this is a cause for concern regarding the academic environment for all graduate student employees

Whereas this may set a dangerous precedent for the rights and role of graduate student employees in the larger UCSD community,

Be it resolved that the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports an investigation of hiring practices at Thurgood Marshall’s Dimensions of Culture program
Be it further resolved that the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports the immediate rehire of these two TAs

Be it finally resolved that the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports the academic freedom of graduate student employees.

1 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/05/03/ucsd