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The Point: Defending our cultural institutions

9/25/2025

This week’s Point is written by Jessica Holden, Associate University Archivist for Research Services. As always, The Point represents the views of the author and is not the official position of the FSU.

“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” — Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury

Nuts & Bolts: Know Your Contract: Salary Floors, Red Cards, FSU Membership, MTA Membership Cards, Healey Archives Open House, MTA at the State House and MTA Benefits

9/22/2025

FSU Calendar September 22nd to 26th

Tuesday, September 23rd FSU Executive Committee Meeting 11:30AM to 1:00PM Executive Committee meetings are open to all members in good standing. The meetings tend to be a mix of routine, keep-the-trains-running, agenda items along with more substantive discussion about the larger issues facing faculty and librarians.  At tomorrow’s meeting we will be discussing the 9/11/25 security incident, FSU committees and offices, an outreach plan for FSU members and more.

The Point: A Bad Week for Academic Freedom

9/18/2025

This week’s Point is written by Steve Striffler, Professor of Labor Studies.  As always, The Point represents the views of the author and is not the official position of the FSU.

Update on Debrief Meeting with Admin and Next Steps

9/16/2025

Dear Colleagues,

Earlier today we met with members of the administration to express a range of concerns related to the emergency response last Thursday (see list below that we shared with them). It was a productive meeting, one in which both the FSU and the administration agreed that the events of last week provide an opportunity to improve communication and preparedness.

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