Janet Stemwedel for Vice President

I’m a Professor and Chair of Philosophy, where I have been faculty and a CFA member since Fall 2002. I’ve contributed to our chapter as the University Council of Chairs and Directors (UCCD) representative to our CFA Chapter Executive Board and as Chair of the Faculty Rights Committee, where I have helped faculty pursue grievances, frame rebuttals to evaluations, understand their rights, and strategize about how to get the support they need to flourish.

Chairing my department has given me experience with faculty hiring and evaluation, Order of Work, interpreting policies carefully, mounting arguments against unreasonable directives, building consensus among people with distinct goals and interests, and finding “win-win” scenarios in situations where “lose-lose” seemed a more likely outcome. I can make policy arguments, but I’m not afraid to remind administrators of their ethical obligations that go beyond what policy requires. As a Chair, I know first-hand how faculty working conditions impact student learning conditions.

If re-elected as Vice President, I will continue the work of growing membership and strengthening our vibrant union community of our CFA chapter.

Please vote for me so I can put my wonky skills and people to work for you and for our union!

I welcome your questions or comments.

Janet Stemwedel: dr.freeride@gmail.com