Stuart M. Shieber '81, Welch professor of computer science, who led the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in its historic adoption of an open access policy—designed to make the articles its members publish in scholarl journals freely available on the Internet—has been named director of the University's new Office for Scholarly Communication (OSC). The OSC will be responsible for implementing University policies on open access.
Read more about Shieber's appointment here.
The work stoppage will begin October 27, unless a final bargaining session next week yields an agreement.
The University warns this walkout may not be protected by labor law, an assertion the union disputes.
Faculty leaders say layoffs will yield $20 million in annual savings.
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