Mission Statement

We, the lecturers, adjuncts, and full-time faculty of The University of the Arts, are dedicated to providing a high quality, personal learning experience for all of our students. As essential members of the University community, we are forming a union because excellence in teaching and learning depends on a faculty body empowered and protected by stability, respect, and due process.

To ensure quality education for our students, and to meet the challenges facing higher education today, we need to create a structure for accountability, transparency, and shared decision making. We seek solutions to issues such as job security, equitable pay, class cancellations, promotions, benefits, facilities, and professional development.

Our union will be committed to dignity, fairness, and opportunity for the entire University. We call upon the University of the Arts administration to support a free and fair election for faculty unionization.