Whereas Rutgers University has made the advancing of diversity, equity, and inclusion a key strategic priority; and
Whereas in a nation that has for centuries struggled with issues of racial inequity and injustice, many students do not have adequate knowledge of BIPOC and LGBTQI history and the policies that contributed to inequities, Rutgers faculty have a responsibility and opportunity to help build equity and social justice;
Therefore be it resolved that the Executive Committee of Rutgers AAUP-AFT resolutely rejects any attempts by bodies external to the faculty to restrict or dictate university curriculum on any matter, including matters related to racial, gender, and social justice, and will stand firm against any encroachment on faculty authority; and
Be it further resolved that the Executive Committee of Rutgers AAUP-AFT stands with our K–12 colleagues throughout the country who may be affected by this pernicious legislation; and
Be it further resolved that the Executive Committee of Rutgers AAUP-AFT affirms the Joint Statement on Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism, authored by the AAUP, PEN America, the American Historical Association, and the Association of American Colleges and Universities, endorsed by over seventy organizations, and issued on June 16, 2021; and finally
Be it resolved that the Executive Committee of Rutgers AAUP-AFT urges the University Senate and the Faculty Councils to adopt a similar resolution and calls upon President Holloway and EVPAA Moghe to affirm that they reject any attempts by bodies external to the faculty to restrict or dictate university curriculum on any matter, including matters related to racial, gender, and social justice, and will stand firm against any encroachment on faculty authority.