Posted on October 13, 2025
In each newsletter, the Co-Presidents will unpack research on a critical area of shared governance in preparation for our monthly Senate meeting. This article is the first in this series, and is included in the October 2025 Newsletter
What exactly is a budget, in the context of higher education?
A budget, we’ve learned, can be many different things at once: a way of planning for and tracking revenue and expenses; a transparent and ...
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Posted on September 24, 2025
The Academic Senate seeks proposals to support academic initiatives such as events, exhibits, conferences, performances, publications, symposia, workshops, and other projects, which are open to the Pratt community. (Support for individual and collaborative research, scholarship, and professional development is available through the Faculty Development Fund. AIF does not support activities for courses, unless those activities are open to the ...
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Posted on September 24, 2025
We congratulate Irene Lopatovska on her election to chair the Faculty Development Fund Committee. We also thank the following Senate constituents for agreeing to fill vacant Awards Committee Chair positions:
Liz Knauer, Distinguished Teacher Award Committee
Swati Piparsania, Research Recognition Award Committee
Karolina Koczynska, Academic Service Award Committee
Nominations for members of the various Senate awards ...
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Posted on September 22, 2025
The 2024-25 awards were announced at the end of the Spring semester. Our first newsletter of the fall semester features the faculty who received those awards. The awardees are ASA: Carlos Motta, RRA: Rosetta Elkin and DTA: Frank Franca.
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Posted on September 21, 2025
AAUP Tools and Resources:
AAUP Academic Freedom First Aid Kit
AAUP Resources for Traveling/Border Crossing
AAUP Digital Safety Resources YouTube Playlist
AAUP Dox Defense Resources
AAUP Digital Security Resources
AAUP Additional Legal Resources
AAUP Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom
AAUP Executive Power Watch and Action Reports
“Our Executive Power Watch monitors executive action that ...
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