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Resolution to Oppose the Proposed Reorganization and Merger of the College of Arts and Humanities; College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature; and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies to form the College of Arts, Literature, and Letters (CALL)

Status: Resolutions/Motions Passed

Academic Year(s): 2018-2019, 2019-2020

Committee(s): Administration and Budget (CAB)

The existing structure of two Arts and Sciences (Arts & Humanities, Languages, Linguistics and Literature) and one School (Pacific and Asian Studies) with substantial intersections has divided the liberal arts into separate institutional homes. The effort to maintain individual disciplines within the three academic units in the face of softening enrollments and limited resources is less than ideal for tackling these challenges and for the exploration of established and new areas of inquiry for which the University of Hawai驶i at M膩noa is uniquely placed to develop and support. The combined talents and resources of the three units, under a single College structure that promotes the liberal arts and new areas of interdisciplinarity (climate change throughout the Asia and Pacific and new media, to take two examples) can better maximize strategic hiring while retaining the core strengths of existing disciplines, provide more powerful academic underpinnings for extramural funding, strengthen graduate programs, and provide faculty with travel and research support (a combined operational budget allows for greater flexibility within it).

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Presented to the M膩noa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration and Budget (CAB) for a vote of the full Senate on May 8, 2019, a resolution to oppose the proposed reorganization and merger of the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies to form the College of Arts, Literature, & Letters.听 Resolution tabled to the Fall 2019 by the M膩noa Faculty Senate on May 8, 2019 with 39 votes in favor of support; 15 votes against; and 2 abstentions.

Resolution to Oppose the Proposed Reorganization and Merger of the College of Arts and Humanities; College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature; and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies to form
the College of Arts, Literature, & Letters (CALL)

WHEREAS, Executive Policy A3.101 calls for the M膩noa Faculty Senate (MFS) to review any proposed reorganization; and,

WHEREAS, Michael Bruno, formerly Vice Chancellor for Research and now Provost, has in his previous role as Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs proposed a reorganization of the colleges of Arts & Humanities; Languages, Linguistics, & Literature; and School of Pacific and Asian Studies; to form the new College of Arts, Languages, & Letters (CALL); and,

WHEREAS, the April 2019 CAB resolution opposing this reorganization was tabled at the May 8, 2019 meeting of the M膩noa Faculty Senate; and,

WHEREAS, on December 4, 2019, affected department chairs and program directors sent a letter to Provost Bruno, stating that $3.5 million dollars would need to be invested into CALL, claiming that such funds are needed for a college of CALL鈥檚 size and mission to thrive and succeed; and,

WHEREAS, Provost Bruno鈥檚 addendum offers CALL an additional $606,860, and retention of 1.0 FTE LLL Dean鈥檚 salary and the 0.50 FTE SPAS Dean鈥檚 salary, thus underfunding what would be the largest college at UHM; and,

WHEREAS, on February 25, 2020, Provost Bruno sent CAB a response to the 2019 MFS resolution opposing the reorganization, which included an addendum of February 21, 2020, and Dean Arnade鈥檚 April 2019 鈥淐ALL Statement of Goals鈥�; and,

WHEREAS, the addendum does not adequately address or mitigate faculty concerns about rationales for the merger, lack of faculty support, and lack of support for individual programs within the college(s); and,

WHEREAS, this reorganization has been presented as something that will happen regardless of faculty concerns since inception, thus undercutting the shared-governance structure of the University; and,

WHEREAS, this reorganization is opposed by a majority of the faculty in the affected units and mergers are rarely successful without support from the constituents;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the M膩noa Faculty Senate opposes the reorganization of A&H, LLL, and SPAS into the new College of Arts, Languages, and Letters; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the M膩noa Faculty Senate recommends that in lieu of the proposed reorganization, a faculty-led working group be appointed and empowered to develop innovative ways to respond to the nationally-driven decline in humanities majors.

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Presented to the M膩noa Faculty Senate by the Committee on Administration & Budget (CAB) for a vote of the full Senate on May 13, 2020, a resolution to oppose the proposed reorganization and merger of the College of Arts and Humanities; College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature; and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies to form the College of Arts, Literature, and Letters (CALL).听 Approved by the M膩noa Faculty Senate on May 13, 2020 with 61 votes (83.56%) in support to oppose; 12 votes (16.44%) against; and 7 abstentions.

Resolution to Oppose the Proposed Reorganization and Merger of the College of Arts and Humanities; College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature; and the School of Pacific and Asian Studies to form the College of Arts, Literature, & Letters (CALL)

WHEREAS, Executive Policy A3.101 calls for the M膩noa Faculty Senate (MFS) to review any proposed reorganization; and,

WHEREAS, Michael Bruno, formerly Vice Chancellor for Research and now Provost, has in his previous role as Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs proposed a reorganization of the colleges of Arts & Humanities; Languages, Linguistics, & Literature; and School of Pacific and Asian Studies; to form the new College of Arts, Languages, & Letters (CALL); and,

WHEREAS, the April 2019 CAB resolution opposing this reorganization was tabled at the May 8, 2019 meeting of the M膩noa Faculty Senate; and,

WHEREAS, on December 4, 2019, affected department chairs and program directors sent a letter to Provost Bruno, stating that $3.5 million dollars would need to be invested into CALL, claiming that such funds are needed for a college of CALL鈥檚 size and mission to thrive and succeed; and,

WHEREAS, Provost Bruno鈥檚 addendum offers CALL an additional $606,860, and retention of 1.0 FTE LLL Dean鈥檚 salary and the 0.50 FTE SPAS Dean鈥檚 salary, thus underfunding what would be the largest college at UHM; and,

WHEREAS, on February 25, 2020, Provost Bruno sent CAB a response to the 2019 MFS resolution opposing the reorganization, which included an addendum of February 21, 2020, and Dean Arnade鈥檚 April 2019 鈥淐ALL Statement of Goals鈥�; and,

WHEREAS, the addendum does not adequately address or mitigate faculty concerns about rationales for the merger, lack of faculty support, and lack of support for individual programs within the college(s); and,

WHEREAS, this reorganization has been presented as something that will happen regardless of faculty concerns since inception, thus undercutting the shared-governance structure of the University; and,

WHEREAS, this reorganization is opposed by a majority of the faculty in the affected units and mergers are rarely successful without support from the constituents;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the M膩noa Faculty Senate opposes the reorganization of A&H, LLL, and SPAS into the new College of Arts, Languages, and Letters; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the M膩noa Faculty Senate recommends that in lieu of the proposed reorganization, a faculty-led working group be appointed and empowered to develop innovative ways to respond to the nationally-driven decline in humanities majors.