Fall Conference 2024
ILLINOIS AAUP
Fall Conference
Protecting Academic Freedom and Shared Governance through Faculty, Unity and Engagement
Saturday, November 16, 2024
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine Illinois
Contact us by Monday, November 11, 2024 to register.
The Conference is open to all educators in Illinois.
There is no charge to attend.
Building H is located on the East side of the College on the ring road. Parking is available in Lot 6.
Enter the H building by way of the parking area – Lot 6
The first twenty-five to register and attend will receive a copy of Valerie C. Johnson’s new book: The Right to Learn: Resisting the Right-Wing Attack on Academic Freedom .
Agenda
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Board Meeting – Coffee and Rolls
Room H 193
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Welcome – Michael Harkins, Conference President
Room H 194
9:15 am – 10:00 am
Session I – Legislative Update
Room H 194
Troy Swanson, Local 1600 Cook County College Teachers Union, Legislative Chair and Library Department Chair, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hts., Illinois
Ribhi Salhi, Ph.D., Political Science Faculty Business and Social Science Division, Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
10:00 am – 10:15 am
Break: Coffee, Tea, and Rolls
Room H 193
10:15 am – 11:00 am
Session II – Panel Discussion
Room H 194
“Attacks on Academic Freedom: An Illinois Perspective”
Diana Vallera, Professor of Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois
Steve Macek, Professor and Chair, Communication and Media Studies, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois
Robert Allare, Professor of History, Harper College, Palatine, Illinois
Jacqueline Battalora, Ph.D., J.D. Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Saint Xavier University, Chicago, Illinois
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Session III – Panel Discussion
Room H 194
“Resisting Attacks on Academic Freedom”
Valerie C. Johnson, Associate Professor, Political Science, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch provided and discussion
Room H 193
