“Some of the most vibrant democratic spaces I’ve witnessed in unions are in caucuses. That’s where members are talking to and educating each other, learning how to fight, learning why to fight. And some of the most anti-democratic union forces I have seen are those trying to stifle caucus development.”
Barbara Madeloni, “We Need Democracy on the Job and in the Union, Too,” Labor Notes, January 28, 2021.
The Solidarity Caucus was founded in 2020 by the following members:
- Alejandro Anreus, Professor, Art
- James Alford, Associate Professor, Ed Leadership and Prof Studies
- Liz Birge, Associate Professor, Communication
- Wendy Christensen, Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice
- Kabba E. Colley, Professor, Department of Education Leadership & Professional Studies
- LaShauna Dean, Associate Professor, Special Education, Counseling, and Disability Studies
- Laura Di Summa-Knoop, Assistant Professor, Philosophy
- Alison Dobrick, Associate Professor, Teacher Education, PreK-12
- Diane Falk-Romaine, Professor, Music
- Carol Frierson-Campbell, Professor, Music
- David Fuentes, Associate Professor, Teacher Education, PreK-12
- Claudia Goldstein, Professor, Art
- Gina Guerrieri, Professor, Communication
- Tj Gundling, Professor, Anthropology
- Djanna Hill, Professor, Teacher Education, PreK-12
- Carrie (Eunyoung) Hong, Professor, Ed Leadership and Prof Studies
- Victoria Jengo, Assistant Director, Campus Activities, Service, and Leadership
- Vidya Kalaramadam, Associate Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies
- Fanny Lauby, Associate Professor, Political Science, Legal, and Urban Studies
- Dewar MacLeod, Professor, History
- Brenda Marshall, Professor, Nursing
- John Mason, Professor, Political Science, Legal, and Urban Studies
- Raza Mir, Professor, Management, Marketing, and Sales
- Balmurli Natrajan, Professor, Anthropology
- Leslie Nobler, Professor, Art
- Lynne Orr, Academic Advisor, College of Education
- Keumjae Park, Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice
- Diana Peck, Professor, Communication
- Ellen Pozzi, Associate Professor, Ed Leadership and Prof Studies
- SoYon Rim, Associate Professor, Psychology
- Steve Rittler, Professor, Art
- Bob Rosen, Professor, English
- Elena Sabogal, Associate Professor, Women’s and Gender Studies
- Steve Shalom, Professor, Political Science, Legal, and Urban Studies
- Joe Spagna, Professor, Biology
- Barbara Suess, Professor, English
- Karen Swanson, Professor, Environmental Science
- Tristan Tosh, Assistant Director, Campus Activities, Service, and Leadership
- Ron Verdicchio, Professor, Teacher Education, PreK-12
- Elizabeth Victor, Associate Professor, Philosophy
- Maria Villar, Professor, Anthropology
- Anton Vishio, Associate Professor, Music
- Danielle Wallace, Associate Professor, Africana World Studies
- Maggie M. Williams, Professor, Art
- Martha Witt, Professor, English
- Kyung Hyan (Angie) Yoo, Professor, Communication
- He Zhang, Professor, Art
NOTE: This list is not comprehensive, and some folks have retired or moved on from WPU. Additional faculty, staff, and librarians currently support the caucus but prefer to remain anonymous. We hope that they will feel more comfortable as our numbers grow.
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