https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/1334 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/10125 <p>The Human Rights and Community Relations Department of the American Federation of<br /> Teachers was created by Vice President Richard Parrish October 2, 1966. Before the<br /> official department was created it was a standing committee and then a permanent<br /> committee with in the executive council. The department was created as an office in the<br /> AFT that would be responsible for collecting and distributing information about the<br /> government, education and community policies and programs dealing with civil and<br /> human rights. The most important duty of the department is to guide the AFT in any<br /> “involvement with or commitment to labor and other organizations concerned with civil<br /> and human rights.”</p> <p>Part One of the collection deals with the Racism in Education conference that the AFT sponsored throughout the late 1960s to the early 1970s. Other materials are general subject files and correspondence to and from the Civil Rights Department. Part Two of the collection pertains to black history, race relations and women’s rights on both national and local levels. The collection consists of AFT files as well as meeting and conference information. The department maintained a large section of subject files relating to civil and human rights in education.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/10125#comments Affirmative action African Americans--History American Federation of Teachers Civil rights Didier, Gene Education Reform Education--Minority Education Feldman, Sandra Freedman, Rita Gay and Lesbian Rights Kugler, Phil Lacour, Nat Racism Reproductive rights Rosenberg, Bella Segregation Selden, David Shanker, Albert Women&#039;s rights Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:04:52 -0400 dgolodner 10125 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/11558 <p>Dr. Robert M. Nielsen was born in Nebraska in 1933. Dr. Nielsen became a professor of mathematics at the University of Delaware. In the late 1960s he was the co-founder of the AFT local for faculty at the university and was president from 1969-1973.<br /> In 1973 Nielsen became director of the AFT’s colleges and universities department in which he took both aspects of academic professionalism and union professionalism into creating a strong and viable department within the AFT. Dr. Nielsen was promoted to assistant to the president for higher education in July 1979. He had a regular column in the American Teacher as well as in the AFT’s publication specifically for members in higher education called On Campus. During his tenure at the AFT Dr. Nielsen played a vital role in organizing new higher education locals within the AFT and brokered joint organizing campaigns with the American Association of University Professors. From 1989-1990, he was a visiting professor at the University of Texas – Austin as a consultant to the Carnegie Foundation Mathematics Quality Education for Minorities Project. </p> <p>He retired from the AFT in 1991 to work on developing better mathematical education reform. Dr. Nielsen died of cancer in February 2002. </p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/11558#comments Academic freedom American Association of University Professors American Federation of Teachers Benjamin, Ernie Collective Bargaining – College Teachers College Faculty Education, Higher Kugler, Phil Mathematics -- Education National Education Association Polishook, Irwin Shanker, Albert Silber, John Vocation Education Mon, 21 Apr 2014 15:30:02 -0400 dgolodner 11558 at https://reuther.wayne.edu