Some of you may be wondering why the Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board elections didn’t happen this May. The FNL Nominations Committee went through a process of selecting a slate of eight candidates (for five positions) to run for election and the ballot email was scheduled to appear. Shortly beforehand, we received an email from the Office of the Provost explaining that the election would be paused. We learned that four faculty had lodged a complaint with the Provost against the Board concerning our process for selecting the slate of candidates.

The FNL Co-Chairs met with the Vice Provost and the Chair of the Faculty more than once and were told that the election could continue. Before the ballot was to be sent (for the second time), we received notification that the election was again paused. Since then, the Co-Chairs have met with the Vice Provost, the former and current Chairs of the Faculty, and the new Provost to resolve the issue. Negotiations have resulted in an agreement. We will aim to have elections by December 1, 2025.

Sally Haslanger and Ceasar McDowell are Co-Chairs of the Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board.

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