tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62019976652755301892011-04-21T17:32:39.079-07:00Lumumba Zapata Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721796837326629670noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201997665275530189.post-50972921365087429522007-05-18T20:41:00.001-07:002007-05-18T20:44:35.277-07:00Resolution to Oppose Dismissal of DOC TAs<br />Unanimously passed by UCSD's Graduate Student Association on May 15, 2007<br /><br />Whereas the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports academic freedom<br /><br />Whereas the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports robust debate regarding the education undergraduate students receive<br /><br />Whereas the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports the rights of free speech for all university employees<br /><br />Whereas two UCSD TAs with excellent teaching evaluations were dismissed for political reasons that had nothing to do with their teaching performance1<br /><br />Whereas this is a cause for concern regarding the academic environment for all graduate student employees<br /><br />Whereas this may set a dangerous precedent for the rights and role of graduate student employees in the larger UCSD community,<br /><br />Be it resolved that the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports an investigation of hiring practices at Thurgood Marshall’s Dimensions of Culture program<br />Be it further resolved that the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports the immediate rehire of these two TAs<br /><br />Be it finally resolved that the UCSD Graduate Student Association supports the academic freedom of graduate student employees.<br /><br />1 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/05/03/ucsd<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6201997665275530189-5097292136508742952?l=lzc6.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lumumba Zapata Coalitionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10721796837326629670noreply@blogger.com0