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    • Important Information on Campus Consolidation
    • Chinese Company Out As Buyer Of Westminster Choir College
    • Kaiwen is Gone
    • Kaiwen Education Reply to a June 2019 Inquiry from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
    • Update on Kaiwen Education's Financial Status
    • Arbitration Over Layoffs at WCC
    • Kaiwen Education 2018 Annual Report
    • By Federal Reserve Standards Kaiwen Education is a Highly Leveraged and Risky Business
    • Two Updates on Kaiwen's Finances
    • Due Diligence and Kaiwen Education
    • Chronology of a Crisis
    • WCC Reset
    • New Jersey Attorney General’s Office Delivers Major Setback to Rider University’s Plan to Sell Westminster Choir College
    • Westminster Foundation Press Release on AG Investigation
    • Purchase Agreement
    • Faculty Shocked to Learn Secret Agreement Would Allow Buyer to Close Westminster Choir College
    • Universities as the Guardians of Assets
    • Press Release Kaiwen Finances
    • 2019 Report on Kaiwen
    • DejaVuDellOmo
    • Kaiwen Announcement 1/11/19
    • AAUP Goes to the NJ Assembly
    • Sign the Petition to Save WCC
    • WWCAC Letter November 8 2018
    • Kaiwen Education: Report on Company Performance Through the Third Quarter 2018
    • New Information Reveals Chinese Corporation Plans to Take $20 Million Westminster Choir College Endowment despite Prohibitions Imposed by State/Federal Law
    • More Bad News about Kaiwen
    • Claims v. Reality
    • AAUP Challenges Legitimacy of Newly announced Non-Profit Said To Be Created To Run Westminster Choir College
    • Label Your Stuff!
    • WCC Alumni Council Questions and Answers
    • Statement on Proposed Sale of Westminster Choir College Faculty Union Vows to Continue Oppose ill-conceived Sale of Iconic Music School
    • June 7 Letter to Board
    • A Failure of Due Diligence
    • Bond 2017
    • Chronology of the WCC Crisis
    • Kaiwen Education Technology
    • Pending Legal Actions >
      • Legal Complaints against Rider University over Sale of WCC
    • The Legacy of Westminster Choir College
    • Updates and Information Sent to Faculty from AAUP Leadership >
      • A Letter to WCC Faculty regarding President Dell'Omo's Letter
      • Open Letter to Board of Trustees
      • Letter to Faculty
      • How a For-profit Company Might Ruin Westminster
      • A Message from AAUP regarding the potential layoff of Westminster Faculty
      • ​Update on Westminster
    • Press Releases >
      • Outrage Over Rider University's Plan To Sell Legendary Choir College To Chinese For-Profit Company With No Experience in Higher Education
      • DellOmo Lays Off Entire WCC Faculty
    • WCC Crisis in the News >
      • The Coalition to Save Westminster Choir College Initiates Spin-Off Discussions With Rider University Administration
    • Letters of Support for WCC >
      • Eric Whitacre Praises Westminster
      • Statement of support from NJ Higher Ed Leadership Council.
      • Support for Westminster Choir College
    • Teach In at WCC
    • WCC Teach In Audio >
      • Remarks by Laura Brooks Rice
      • Have American Universities Lost Their Way? by Joel Phillips
    • Governance Standards in Institutional Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 2022 Negotiations
    • Negotiation Updates
    • STRIKE FAQ
    • AAUP's Response to Admin's "Critical Need for Change"
    • AAUP v. Admin Proposals
    • CREDO >
      • Admin's Prioritization Report
      • WCC Students Petition DellOmo
      • Dr. Sanjay G. Reddy Speaks to the Chapter
      • A Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo Part 1
      • A Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo Part 2
      • Rider AAUP Executive Committee Recommendations Concerning Credo Consulting
      • Administration Attempts to Bully AAUP Executive Committee
      • Save Rider Rally
  • Audited Financial Statements
    • Universitys Financial Statement 2022-2023
    • Universitys Financial Statement 2024
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The AFT's Lawsuit to Halt to Stop DEI Initiatives 
February  27, 2025

The American Federation of Teachers and others have filed suit to stop the Trump's administration's efforts to remove DEI initiatives with its "Dear Colleagues" announcement. Here are the various court documents so far. 

The AFTs Lawsuit​

National Association of Diversity Officers v Trump: Memorandum Opinion

National Association of Diversity Officers v Trump: Preliminary Injunction


The University's Audited Financial Statements are Now Available
January  31, 2025

The University's audited financial statements are available. You can find them in the menu above. Click in "AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" and a drop down menu will appear.

Settlement of Prescription Drug Grievance Arbitration
August 6, 2024

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As you know, we filed a grievance back in February 2023 over changes in our prescription insurance plan introduced by the administration in violation of the contract. Those changes involved being forced to utilize a different drug than a brand drug your health care provider believed was appropriate.

This alternate could have been a generic version of the drug prescribed or a completely different drug. You would have noticed this when you went to fill the prescription and your pharmacist told you that the prescription was not covered and you would have to pay full price or switch to a different drug or a generic form of the prescribed drug. You might have been informed by Aetna that you could only get the prescribed drug covered by our insurance if you could prove it was a medical necessity or you tried the alternative/s and they failed. 


After many delays we were finally scheduled for arbitration on Monday August 5th. On Thursday, August, 1st we were able to reach a settlement with the University on terms that guarantee that if your heath care provider believes that the brand drug is the appropriate drug, you will receive that drug. 
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If  after January 1st 2023 you were denied coverage for a prescribed brand drug and you covered the cost of the brand drug let us know so we can arrange for you to be reimbursed for all of your out of pocket expenses.

If this happens to you in the future request your health care provider give you a note indicating that the prescription should be dispensed as written and provide that to Human Resources and the drug will be authorized for coverage.

 You can read the agreement
 here.

Ruling on Program Elimination Arbitration
July 29, 2024
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While we had hoped to be able to share better news about the program elimination arbitration, the arbitrator has ruled against the union’s position, meaning that the programs eliminated or archived by the administration in June 2022 will remain eliminated or archived. You can read the full award decision here. As the executive committee has time to further analyze the decision, we will have more to say on this decision.

The 24-25 Meeting Calendar is Posted
June 12, 2024
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We have posted the APC and AAUP meeting dates here.

The New Contract is Available
February 19, 2024
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We have posted the the summary and copy of the current contract.

New APC Training Documents Are Posted
September 11, 2023
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You can view the APC training documents here.

Academic Freedom Webinar
November 19, 2022
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To learn about the basics of academic freedom, the AAUP has created a video and PowerPoint on these issues. 

STRIKE FAQ


Negotiation Updates

All our negotiation updates are can be found here. We will update members through email & Raftr on immediate developments. 

AAUP'S Response to Administration's Propoganda 
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June 24, 2022

The university's statement on a 'critical need for change' contains a number of statements which are simply not true. Click here for details.

AAUP & Administration Exchange Proposals
May 20, 2022

The Rider Chapter of the AAUP and Rider's Administration have formally exchanged proposals for the upcoming labor negotiations. You can see the proposals here.

No Confidence Resolution
February 2, 2022

You can find a copy of the A Resolution of the AAUP represented faculty and staff of Rider University here.

Dr. Sanjay G. Reddy Presentation
November 28, 2021

At the November 2021 chapter meeting, Dr. Reddy (from The New School for Social Research) presented, "Is there no Alternative to the Logic of the Corporate University?" If you were unable to attend or would like to see it again, you can watch it here.

Executive Committee Recommendations Concerning Credo Consulting 
October 1, 2021

The Rider Executive Committee has offered a number of recommendations about working with CREDO. You can read the entire document and recommendations here.

A Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo, Part 2
September 28, 2021

Please see the Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo, Part 2. This is the second of a series of documents put together by the AAUP Executive Committee in order to provide you with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the workings of the consulting agency Part 2 will provide you with an institutional survey outlining the consulting agency's targets & goals, and outcomes.

The Problems of Prioritization
September 23, 2021

President Dell'Omo has once again decided to hire consultants. This time it is CREDO who will be using a prioritization process to rank the programs at Rider into five categories. Programs ranked in the bottom two quintiles can be eliminated or reconfigured.

You can read about one professor's critique of the process here.

A Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo, Part 1
September 20, 2021

Please see the Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo, Part 1. This is the first of a series of documents put together by the AAUP Executive Committee in order to provide you with a clear and comprehensive understanding of the workings of the consulting agency Credo. Part 1 covers Credo's team and ideology; Part 2 will provide you with an institutional survey outlining the consulting agency's targets & goals, and outcomes; part 3 will summarize the Executive Committee's recommendations regarding faculty members' responses to Credo. 

Rider AAUP Chapter Statement on Racial Injustice
6/12/2020


Together we have arrived at a moment.

It is a moment when the systemic racism and white privilege that have plagued our country from the start must end.  


It is a moment that requires long-overdue actions....

Click here to read the rest of the statement.

Deja Vu Dell'Omo
​2/8/19

In a meeting with members of the Rider AAUP executive committee, President Dell’Omo accused Rider’s faculty of ‘hiding in their classrooms’ while he does the hard work of 'saving the institution' from financial ruin.

He is wrong on both accounts...  Click "Deja Vu Dell'Omo" to read more

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  • Home
  • About
    • Mission Statement
    • Chapter Meeting Minutes
    • Meeting Dates & Calendar
    • Points of Contact
    • AAUP Officers
    • AAUP Awards >
      • Bertram Mott Award
      • Henry J. Frank Award
    • Training for College/School Academic Policy Committee Members
    • CIM Training Video
    • Membership
    • Assumption of Risk and Waiver Form for Employees that is required for travel funds
  • Contract
    • Current Contract
    • Summery of Changes in 22-27 Agreement
    • Previous Contracts
  • Grievances
    • Grievance Process
    • Amendments to Grievance Process, Updated April 2016
    • Grievance Procedure Explained
  • Constitution
    • I - Name
    • II - Purpose
    • III - Membership
    • IV - Dues
    • V - Chapter Officers
    • VI - Committees
    • VII - Election of Officers
    • VIII - Removal of Officers
    • IX - Disciplining of Members
    • X - Meetings
    • XI - Contract Ratification
    • XII - Finance
    • XIII - Amendments
  • Saving WCC
    • Decision on Standing Lawsuit
    • AAUP Response to Provost Fredeen's October 2nd Email
    • Important Information on Campus Consolidation
    • Chinese Company Out As Buyer Of Westminster Choir College
    • Kaiwen is Gone
    • Kaiwen Education Reply to a June 2019 Inquiry from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange
    • Update on Kaiwen Education's Financial Status
    • Arbitration Over Layoffs at WCC
    • Kaiwen Education 2018 Annual Report
    • By Federal Reserve Standards Kaiwen Education is a Highly Leveraged and Risky Business
    • Two Updates on Kaiwen's Finances
    • Due Diligence and Kaiwen Education
    • Chronology of a Crisis
    • WCC Reset
    • New Jersey Attorney General’s Office Delivers Major Setback to Rider University’s Plan to Sell Westminster Choir College
    • Westminster Foundation Press Release on AG Investigation
    • Purchase Agreement
    • Faculty Shocked to Learn Secret Agreement Would Allow Buyer to Close Westminster Choir College
    • Universities as the Guardians of Assets
    • Press Release Kaiwen Finances
    • 2019 Report on Kaiwen
    • DejaVuDellOmo
    • Kaiwen Announcement 1/11/19
    • AAUP Goes to the NJ Assembly
    • Sign the Petition to Save WCC
    • WWCAC Letter November 8 2018
    • Kaiwen Education: Report on Company Performance Through the Third Quarter 2018
    • New Information Reveals Chinese Corporation Plans to Take $20 Million Westminster Choir College Endowment despite Prohibitions Imposed by State/Federal Law
    • More Bad News about Kaiwen
    • Claims v. Reality
    • AAUP Challenges Legitimacy of Newly announced Non-Profit Said To Be Created To Run Westminster Choir College
    • Label Your Stuff!
    • WCC Alumni Council Questions and Answers
    • Statement on Proposed Sale of Westminster Choir College Faculty Union Vows to Continue Oppose ill-conceived Sale of Iconic Music School
    • June 7 Letter to Board
    • A Failure of Due Diligence
    • Bond 2017
    • Chronology of the WCC Crisis
    • Kaiwen Education Technology
    • Pending Legal Actions >
      • Legal Complaints against Rider University over Sale of WCC
    • The Legacy of Westminster Choir College
    • Updates and Information Sent to Faculty from AAUP Leadership >
      • A Letter to WCC Faculty regarding President Dell'Omo's Letter
      • Open Letter to Board of Trustees
      • Letter to Faculty
      • How a For-profit Company Might Ruin Westminster
      • A Message from AAUP regarding the potential layoff of Westminster Faculty
      • ​Update on Westminster
    • Press Releases >
      • Outrage Over Rider University's Plan To Sell Legendary Choir College To Chinese For-Profit Company With No Experience in Higher Education
      • DellOmo Lays Off Entire WCC Faculty
    • WCC Crisis in the News >
      • The Coalition to Save Westminster Choir College Initiates Spin-Off Discussions With Rider University Administration
    • Letters of Support for WCC >
      • Eric Whitacre Praises Westminster
      • Statement of support from NJ Higher Ed Leadership Council.
      • Support for Westminster Choir College
    • Teach In at WCC
    • WCC Teach In Audio >
      • Remarks by Laura Brooks Rice
      • Have American Universities Lost Their Way? by Joel Phillips
    • Governance Standards in Institutional Mergers and Acquisitions
  • 2022 Negotiations
    • Negotiation Updates
    • STRIKE FAQ
    • AAUP's Response to Admin's "Critical Need for Change"
    • AAUP v. Admin Proposals
    • CREDO >
      • Admin's Prioritization Report
      • WCC Students Petition DellOmo
      • Dr. Sanjay G. Reddy Speaks to the Chapter
      • A Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo Part 1
      • A Bargaining Unit Member's Guide to Credo Part 2
      • Rider AAUP Executive Committee Recommendations Concerning Credo Consulting
      • Administration Attempts to Bully AAUP Executive Committee
      • Save Rider Rally
  • Audited Financial Statements
    • Universitys Financial Statement 2022-2023
    • Universitys Financial Statement 2024