We, the undersigned members of the Syracuse University faculty, value greatly the many ways that graduate student employees add to the vibrancy of our scholarly community. Graduate students employed by the University provide vital instruction, conduct pioneering research, and help to keep departments across campus functioning smoothly day in and day out.
Syracuse University would not be the R1 institution that it is today were it not for the innumerable contributions of its graduate employees. In light of this fact, we want to foster the best possible environment for graduate employees to decide among themselves whether to join a union—an environment of institutional neutrality in which they can make their choices freely and without pressure. Neutrality in a labor law context refers to a decision by an employer to stand back and neither support nor oppose unionization of its employees.
Accordingly, we ask the trustees and administration of Syracuse University to commit to maintaining neutrality regarding graduate employee unionization since the choice of whether to unionize belongs to graduate employees alone.
Signatories
- Gretchen Purser, Associate Professor of Sociology
- Tom Keck, Professor of Political Science and Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics
- Tod Rutherford, Professor of Geography and the Environment
- Carol W.N. Fadda, Associate Professor of English
- Matthew Mulvaney, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science
- Srivi Ramasubramanian, Newhouse Professor and Endowed Chair
- Kelly Gallagher, Associate Professor of Film
- George Theoharis, Professor of Educational Leadership and Inclusive Elementary/Early Childhood Education
- M. Lisa Manning, Professor of Physics
- Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, Associate Professor of Food Studies
- Rachel Razza, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science
- Amy Kallander, Professor of History
- Michael Kalish, Professor of Psychology
- Shannon Novak, Professor of Anthropology
- Chris Hanson, Associate Professor of English
- Guido Pezzarossi, Associate Professor of Anthropology
- Matthew Spitzmueller, Associate Professor of Social Work
- Ivy Kleinbart, Professional Writing Instructor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition
- Roger Hallas, Associate Professor of English
- Brice Nordquist, Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric
- Delali Kumavie, Assistant Professor of English
- Brooks Haxton, Professor of English
- Coran Klaver, Associate Professor of English
- Hille Paakkunainen, Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Ethan Madarieta, Assistant Professor of English
- Joanna Spitzner, Associate Professor, School of Art
- Dympna Callaghan, University Professor and William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters, Department of English
- Stephanie Shirilan, Associate Professor of English
- Matt Huber, Professor of Geography and the Environment
- Anne C. Bellows, Professor of Food Studies
- Rick Welsh, Professor of Food Studies
- William Robert, Professor of Religion
- Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Distinguished Professor of Women's and Gender Studies
- Sarah Pralle, Associate Professor of Political Science
- Ryan D. Heath, Assistant Professor of Social Work
- Rachel Ivy Clarke, Associate Professor, School of Information Studies
- A. Peter Castro, Professor of Anthropology
- Arlene Kanter, Professor of Law
- Dana Spiotta, Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing
- Harriet Brown, Professor of Magazine, News & Digital Journalism
- Kathryn Everly, Professor of Spanish, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson, Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Darwin H. Tsen, Assistant Teaching Professor of Chinese, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- J.M. Grygiel, Associate Professor of Communications
- Lamis Abdelaaty, Associate Professor of Political Science
- Jane Burrell, Associate Teaching Professor of Nutrition
- Mark Brockway, Faculty Fellow of Political Science and Religion
- Audie Klotz, Professor of Political Science
- Gabriela Kirk, Faculty Fellow of Sociology
- Natalie Draper, Assistant Professor, Setnor School of Music
- Lori A. Brown, Professor, School of Architecture
- Seyeon Lee, Associate Professor, School of Design
- Robert Rubinstein, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology
- Barbara Applebaum, Professor, Cultural Foundations of Education
- Joss Greene, Assistant Professor of Sociology
- Marsha Weissman, Adjunct Professor of Sociology
- Krista Kennedy, Associate Professor of Writing & Rhetoric and Director of Graduate Studies, Composition & Cultural Rhetorics
- M. Gail Hamner, Professor of Religion
- Sarah Harwell, Associate Teaching Professor of English/Creative Writing
- Tim McCoy, Professional Writing Instructor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric & Composition
- Colleen Cameron, Professor of Practice, Human Development and Family Science
- Joseph Downing, Associate Professor, Setnor School of Music
- Laurel Morton, PTI in School of Design and President of Adjuncts United
- Danielle Taana Smith, Director of the Renee Crown Honors Program
- Luvell Anderson, Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Dan Lyon, Part-time Instructor, Newhouse Visual Communications
- Patrick Neary, Adjunct Professor, College of Professional Studies
- Harvey Teres, Dean's Professor for the Public Humanities, Department of English
- Caitlan Truelove, Part-Time Instructor, Art and Music Histories
- Aaron Benanav, Assistant Professor of Sociology
- Stacey Wright, Professional Writing Instructor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Ken Harper, Associate Professor of Visual Communications
- Sandy Lane, Professor of Public Health
- Allie Hoback, Professional Writing Instructor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Jason Lipow, Part-Time Instructor of Painting, School of Art
- Nick Riccardi, Adjunct Professor, Sports Analytics
- Linda Moses, Adjunct Professor, Film and Media Arts
- Ken Meyer, Part-Time Instructor, Setnor School of Music
- Melanie Haas, Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Alicia Rios, Associate Professor in Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Andre Ortega, Assistant Professor of Georgraphy and the Environment
- Jan Dowell, Professor of Philosophy
- John Colasacco, Instructor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Jodi Upton, Knight Chair, Data and Explanatory Journalism, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism
- Sarah Hamersma, Associate Professor of Public Administration
- Eric Kingson, Professor of Social Work
- Nick Bowman, Associate Professor in Newhouse School of Communications
- Beth Ferri, Professor in School of Education
- Elizabeth Cohen, Professor of Political Science
- Karen Oakes, Professional Writing Instructor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Todd Dickey, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
- Caroline Riby, Visiting Assistant Professor of Advertising
- Kathryn Clinton, Spanish Instructor, Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Kathleen M. Maniaci, Part-Time Faculty, Art Education
- Tom Perreault, DellPlain Professor of Latin American Geography, Geography and the Environment
- Sally Roesch Wagner, Adjunct Faculty, Honors
- Evan Silloway, Instructor of Trombone, Setnor School of Music
- Amy Lutz, Associate Professor of Sociology
- Zeke Leonard, Associate Professor, School of Design
- Walter Freeman, Associate Teaching Professor of Physics
- Erin Rand, Associate Professor, Communication and Rhetorical Studies
- Christine Ashby, Professor, School of Education
- Karl Offen, Professor of Geography and the Environment
- Jonnell Robinson, Associate Professor of Geography and the Environment
- James Dunagan, Part-Time Instructor, Communication and Rhetorical Studies
- Jackie Orr, Associate Professor of Sociology (retired)
- Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, Professor of History
- Nick Piato, Part-Time Instructor, Setnor School of Music
- Andrew C Condon, Adjunct Professor, Television, Radio & Film
- Scott Landes, Associate Professor of Sociology
- Nausheen Husain, Assistant Professor, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism
- Louise R Manfredi, Assistant Professor, School of Design
- Jeremy Tarr, Adjunct Professor of Sculpture, VPA and Architecture
- Chris Wildrick, Associate Professor, School of Art
- Gael Sweeney, Professional Writing Instructor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Lydia Nichols, Adjunct Professor of Illustration
- Charisse L'Pree Corsbie-Massay, Associate Professor of Communications
- Kevin Muldoon, Part-Time Instructor, Setnor School of Music
- Katherine McDonald, Professor of Public Health
- Anneka Herre, Instructor of Film and Media Arts
- Diane Grimes, Associate Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies
- Elizabeth Eridani, Part-Time Instructor and Writing Center Consultant, LLL and Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Kathryn Miranda, Instructor of Drama
- Richard Buttny, Professor Emeritus, Communication and Rhetorical Studies
- Tom Sherman, Professor Emeritus, Art Video, CVPA
- Chie Sakakibara, Associate Professor of Native American & Indigenous Studies and Geography & The Environment
- Michael Hicks, Adjunct Professor of Film and Media Studies
- Jenny Breen, Associate Professor of Law
- Rebecca Schewe, Associate Professor of Sociology
- Robert Cleary, Head of Acquisitions and Cataloging, SU Libraries
- Kellen Backer, Part-Time Assistant Professor of Maxwell Dean's Office, MAX courses
- Tracey Marchese, Professor of Practice, School of Social Work
- Selina Gallo-Cruz, Associate Professor of Sociology
- Sarah McCoubrey, Professor, School of Art
- Beth Myers, Assistant Professor, School of Education
- Theresa Chen, Instructor in Setnor School of Music
- Tony Scott, Associate Professor of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Dan Pacheco, Endowed Chair in Journalism Innovation, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism
- Dorri Beam, Associate Professor of English
- Eileen E. Schell, Professor of Writing and Rhetoric, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Leslie Noble, Part-Time Instructor of Drama
- Anne Osborne, Professor of Communications
- Jessica Posner, Part-Time Instructor, School of Art
- Dusty Herbig, Associate Professor, School of Art
- Emily Workman Luther, Part-Time Faculty, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Mike Goode, Professor of English
- Rebecca Xu, Professor of Film and Media Arts
- Alex Mendez Giner, Associate Professor of Film and Media Arts
- Celestia Ohrazda, Information Design Specialist/ Part-Time Instructor, College of Law/ School of Education
- stephen Cross, Associate Professor of Drama
- Emily Duke, Associate Professor of Film and Media Arts
- Bob Wilson, Professor of Geography and the Environment
- Kara Richardson, Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy
- Kathleen Roland-Silverstein, Associate Professor of Voice and Voice Pedagogy, Setnor School of Music
- Seth Everett Bogdanoff, Part-Time Faculty in Television, Radio, & Film
- Jessica Martinez, Part-Time Instructor, Film and Media Studies
- Diane Coloton, Instructor of Drama
- susan D'amato, Associate Professor, School of Art
- Loren Loiacono, Assistant Teaching Professor, Setnor School of Music
- Timur Hammond, Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment
- Carlo Sica, Part-Time Instructor of Geography and the Environment
- Gabrielle Demeestere, Assistant Teaching Professor of Film
- Kari Shaw, Part-Time Instructor of Mathematics
- Dana Balter, Adjunct Professor, Maxwell School
- Carmel Nicoletti, Assistant Professor, School of Design
- Emily Dressing, Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Johannes Himmelreich, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
- Catherine Herrold, Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
- Alexandria Hanson, Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition
- Patrick McGuan, Adjunct Instructor/Shop Technician, School of Art
- Eunjung Kim, Associate Professor, Women's and Gender Studies & Cultural Foundations of Education
- Yvonne Smith, Associate Professor of Social Work
- Margaret Susan Thompson, Associate Professor of History and Political Science
- Himika Bhattacharya, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies
- Ingrid Erickson, Associate Professor, School of Information Studies
- Amanda Brown, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Phil McAndrew, Part-Time Instructor of Illustration, School of Art
- PJ DiPietro, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Director of the LGBTQ Studies Program
- Douglas Quin, Professor Emeritus, Newhouse
- Danita Emma, Part-Time Instructor of Dance, Drama Department
- Robin Riley, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies
- Kevin Adonis Browne, Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric
- Nancy Keefe Rhodes, Part Time Instructor of Film and Media Arts
- Lars Willnat, John Ben Snow Research Professor, Newhouse
- Cooper Battersby, Associate Professor of Film and Media Arts
- Patrick W Berry, Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric
- Gwendolyn D. Pough, Professor Women's and Gender Studies
- Julia M. White, Associate Professor of Teaching and Leadership
- David Sobel, Guttag Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy
- Mara Sapon-Shevin, Professor of Inclusive Education, Department of Teaching and Leadership
- Rawiya Kameir, Assistant Professor of Magazine, News, and Digital Journalism
- Sam Azghandi, Instruction of Film and Media Arts
- Lynne Vincent, Associate Professor of Management
- Dawn Johnson, Associate Professor of Higher Education
- Julia Carboni, Associate Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
- Mark Rupert, Emeritus Professor of Political Science
- Dessa Bergen-Cico, Professor of Public Health
- Mario Rios Perez, Associate Professor of Cultural Foundations of Education
- Mike Gill, Associate Professor of Cultural Foundations of Education
- Aileen Gallagher, Associate Professor and Chair, Magazine, News and Digital Journalism
- Jean-Daniel Medjo, Assistant Teaching Professor, Electrical Engineering
- Azra Hromadžić, Associate Professor of Anthropology
- Shira E. Schwartz, Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies, Assistant Professor of Religion
- Keren Henderson, Associate Professor of Broadcast and Digital Journalism
- Radha Kumar, Associate Professor of History
- Karina von Tippelskirch, Associate Professor of German, Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
- David H. Knapp, Assistant Professor of Music Education, Setnor School of Music
- Kara Herold, Associate Professor of Film and Media Arts
- Austin Zwick, Assistant Teaching Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
- Ying Shi, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs
- Adam Singerman, Assistant Professor of Linguistics
- Nicole Fonger, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education
- William Oliver, Assistant Teaching Professor of Sociology
- Socorro Koseki, Part-Time Instructor of Spanish, Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
- Elizabeth OConnor, Adjunct Professor of Political Science
- Mitch Soderberg, Professor of Physics
- Denver Whittington, Assistant Professor of Physics
- Jay Hubisz, Professor of Physics
- Robyn Tomlin, Part-Time Instructor of Film and Media Arts
- Rae Ann Meriwether, Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Studies, Rhetoric & Composition
- Sucheta Soundarajan, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Joseph P. Sgambati III, Adjunct Instructor, Newhouse Visual Communications
- Baobao Zhang, Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Junko Takeda, Professor of History
- Denise A Heckman, Associate Professor, Industrial and Interaction Design, School of Design
- Michael Rieppel, Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Ben Bradley, Professor of Philosophy
- Robert Van Gulick, Professor of Philosophy
- Erica Shumener, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- Kevan Edwards, Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Faren Karimkhan, Assistant Professor of Advertising
- Yael Zeira, Associate Professor of Political Science
- Christopher Kennedy, Professor of English/Creative Writing
- Kenneth Baynes, Professor of Philosophy
- Catherine Gerard, Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs
- Megan Oakleaf, Professor in the School of Information Studies
- Lauren Woodard, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
- Martín Abreu Zavaleta, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- Karin Nisenbaum, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
- Danika Medak-Saltzman, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies
- Myrna García Calderón, Associate Professor of LLL and LAS
- Zachary Braiterman, Professor of Religion
- Tracy Walker, Director of Field Education, Social Work
- Fei Pei, Assistant Professor of Social Work
- Sarah A. Long, Adjunct Professor of Computer Art
- Jiwoon Yulee, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Women's and Gender Studies
- Michael Zuhorski, Adjunct Instructor of Film and Media Arts and Art Photography
- Patricia Roylance, Associate Professor of English
- Arthur Paris, Associate Professor of Sociology
- Rusty Bartels, Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition
- Lawrence Chua, Associate Professor of Architecture
- Sarah Hakimzadeh, Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition
- Erin Hern, Associate Professor of Political Science
- Alicia Hatcher, Assistant Professor of African American Rhetorics and Literacies, Writing Studies, Rhetoric, and Composition
