CARY NELSON FOR AAUP PRESIDENT

Cary Nelson's high profile as a scholar, especially in the area of higher education policy; his strong support of both collective bargaining and advocacy chapters; his profound understanding of the challenges facing the Association and the academy; his proven fund-raising ability; and his indisputable commitment to AAUP principles make him, in my view, the ideal candidate." --Jane Buck, Delaware State University; AAUP President, 2000-2006*

"In the years he has served the Association as a national officer, Cary Nelson has truly `paid his dues' by working selflessly to make AAUP principles work in the academy. He has done this the way a professor should, through witty analytical writing, passionate defense of contingent faculty and graduate students, and a willingness to be an activist on the national scene. Cary has the professional stature, imagination, and drive to be an extraordinary AAUP president. He has my total support." --Mary Burgan, University; AAUP General Secretary, 1994-2004*

"Cary Nelson is absolutely fearless. His fortitude is exactly what the AAUP needs in this moment of national recidivism." --Andrew Ross, New York University, AAUP Chapter Co-President*

From his candidate statement: "Our members are a wonderful resource; we must involve more of them in our activities. Each new generation needs to be educated about our values, and we must constantly apply these values to a changing world. Despite decades of careerism in the academy, there remains a vital core of idealism in the professoriate. This idealism can be tapped to make the AAUP stronger, larger, and more influential."

Endorsements by Former National AAUP Presidents*

James T. Richardson, University of at Reno, AAUP President 1998-2000* James E. Perley, College of Wooster, AAUP President 1994-1998* Linda Ray Pratt, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, AAUP President 1992-1994* Barbara R. Bergmann, American University, AAUP President 1990-1992* Carol Simpson Stern, Northwestern University, AAUP President 1988-1990* Julius G. Getman, University of , AAUP President 1986-1988* Paul H. L. Walter, Skidmore College, AAUP President 1984-1986* Victor J. Stone, University of at Urbana-Champaign, AAUP President 1982-1984* Robert A. Gorman, University of Pennsylvania, AAUP President 1981-1982* Peter O. Steiner, University of , AAUP President 1976-1978* William Van Alstyne, College of William and Mary, AAUP President 1974-1976* Sanford H. Kadish, University of California at Berkeley, AAUP President 1970-1972* Clark Byse, Harvard University, AAUP President 1966-1968*

Endorsements by Current AAUP National Officers*

Jane Buck, Delaware State University; AAUP President* Larry G. Gerber, Auburn University; national First Vice President* Jeffrey A. Butts, Appalachian State University; national Secretary-Treasurer; former Chair, AAUP Assembly of State Conferences* Ariel L. H. Anderson, Western Michigan University; Chair, Collective Bargaining Congress* Greg Scholtz, Wartburg College; Vice Chair, Assembly of State Conferences*

Endorsements by Current AAUP National Council Members* (Council members serving on the elections or appeals committees cannot endorse candidates.)

Michael Bérubé, Pennsylvania State University* Marc Bousquet, Santa Clara University* Robert C. Comeau, Union County College ()* Rudy H. Fichtenbaum, Wright State University* Rodger M. Govea, Cleveland State University* Roxanne Harvey Gudeman, Macalester College* Glenn R. Howze, Auburn University* Gary R. Matthews, Western Michigan University* Susan E. Meisenhelder, California State University, San Bernardino* Rosa Maria Pegueros, University of Rhode Island* Ellen W. Schrecker, Yeshiva University* Duane Storti, University of * Jeffrey Halpern, Rider University* Elizabeth Hoffman, California State University, Long Beach*

RESULTS AND RHETORIC

Cary Nelson is Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.* He has served on the AAUP's National Council for ten years, the last six as 2nd Vice President* Among his books are Higher Education Under Fire: Politics, Economics, and the Crisis of the Humanities (1994), Will Teach for Food: Academic Labor in Crisis (1997), Manifesto of a Tenured Radical (1997), Academic Keywords: A Devil's Dictionary for Higher Education (1999), and Office Hours: Activism and Change in the Academy (2004). He regularly publishes in Academe, Inside Higher Education, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. His web site, which includes his candidate statement, a vita and biography, additional endorsements, and essays on academic freedom and corporatization in the academy is http://www.cary-nelson.org. Election email: [email protected].

Endorsements for Cary Nelson from AAUP Leaders Around the Country

Ruth Anne Baumgartner, Fairfield and Central Connecticut State Universities; Vanguard editor* Geneva Belford, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chapter President* Pamela Bramble, University of Connecticut, former Chapter President* Patricia P. Brodsky, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Chapter President* Eileen Burchell, Marymount College, Vice President, New York State Conference* Gerald Burton, Virginia State University, AAUP Virginia State Conference Executive Committee* Pamela Caughie, Loyola University Chicago, Chapter President* Joseph Colombo, University of San Diego; former Chair, Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Faculty Concerns* Tom Dietz, Kalamazoo Valley Museum; President, Michigan State Conference* Cecilia Konchar Farr, College of St. Catherine; President, Minnesota State Conference* Matthew Finkin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; former national AAUP General Counsel and former Chair, Committee A* Steve Finner, University of Delaware, United Professions of Vermont; former national staff member* Estelle Gellman, Hofstra University, AAUP Chapter President; former National Council member, former Chair, Collective Bargaining Congress* Vivienne Gilroy, Union County College (New Jersey); former Vice President, New Jersey State Conference* Stephen Goldberg, Adelphi University; President, New York State Conference* Kerry Grant, Southern Connecticut State University; AAUP Parliamentarian; former national Treasurer* Larry Hanley, City College of New York, former Academe Editor* Peter Hansen, University of Iowa, Chapter President* Mary Heen, University of Richmond, Committee A member* Candace Kant, Community College of South Nevada; President, Nevada Faculty Alliance* Wells Keddie, Rutgers University; Vice President, New Jersey State Conference ; past President, Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters* Otis H. King, Texas Southern University; member, Committee on Governance* Louis J. Kirschenbaum, University of Rhode Island; Secretary, CBC Executive Committee* George Lang, Fairfield University; Treasurer, AAUP Assembly of State Conferences; Chapter Vice President; former National Council member* David LaPalombara, Antioch College; former President, Ohio State Conference* Julie Laskaris, University of Richmond, Chapter President; member, Executive Committee, Virginia Conference* Steve Leberstein, City College of New York, Committee A member* Michael Livingston, St. John's University and The College of St. Benedict; former President, Minnesota State Conference * Sally McCracken, Eastern Michigan University, former Chapter President, former National Council member* Mike McIntyre, De Paul University; President, Illinois State Conference* Iris Molotsky, former national AAUP staff member* David Montgomery, Yale University, AAUP National Campaign Committee member* Mohey Mowafy, Northern Michigan University, Chapter Vice President* Debra Nails, Michigan State University; former National Council member* Dan O'Connor, Rutgers University, President, New Jersey State Conference * Robert O’Neil, University of Virginia; Director, The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression; former Chair, Committee A; former General Counsel* Robert C. Post, Yale University; Committee A member; former General Counsel* Paula Rabinowitz, Samuel Russell Chair, University of Minnesota* Adolph Reed, University of Pennsylvania; Committee A member* Charles Ross, University of Hartford, Chapter President; President, Connecticut State Conference * Wendy Roworth, University of Rhode Island, former National Council member; former First Vice President* Joel Russell, Oakland University; Vice President, Michigan State Conference * Patricia Sanders, San Jose State University; CSU President, California State Conference* Gerald Soslau, Drexel University; President, Pennsylvania State Division* Lillian Taiz, California State University Los Angeles, Vice President, California Faculty Association* John Travis, Humboldt State University; President, California Faculty Association* Bill Trimble, Auburn University; President, Alabama State Conference * Gerry Turkel, University of Delaware; President, Delaware State Conference ; former National Council member* Craig Vasey, University of Mary Washington; AAUP Virginia State Conference Executive Committee* Donald Wagner, University of West Georgia; Committee A member* Roy Weatherford, University of South Florida, Chapter President, United Faculty of Florida* Janet West, University of Nebraska at Omaha; former Chair, Collective Bargaining Congress* Bill Williamson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chapter Treasurer* John K. Wilson, Illinois State University, editor, Illinois Academe* Deanna Wood, University of New Hampshire; Chapter Vice President; Treasurer, Collective Bargaining Congress*

Cary’s endorsements of other officer candidates: "I am strongly recommending that people vote for Larry Gerber as First Vice President*, Estelle Gellman as Second Vice President*, and Jeff Butts as Secretary-Treasurer*. I have worked with these people for years and have consistently valued their intelligence, experience, loyalty, and dedication."

* Titles and affiliations are listed for the sole purpose of identification and do not imply endorsement by the organization. The titles listed are merely representative. Many of these people have selflessly devoted decades to the association, filling a great many roles along the way.