From AL.COM: “Auburn University’s board of trustees has dissolved its faculty senate and claimed more control over course curriculum. Auburn’s board on Friday approved a new ‘presidential academic advisory council’ that will put the university president, Chris Roberts, directly in charge of some faculty appointments and policy. It also created a syllabus database and new civics courses for undergraduates. Auburn faculty are pushing back on changes, saying the board of trustees isn’t an education expert.” Read more here.

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