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DPS is available to provide tailored training to groups in their work areas and has provided the attached downloadable safety tips document for you to review.
Please contact Public Safety to coordinate training at 203-254-4000 ext. 4090.
Safety/Emergency
On-Campus Support
Human Resources
This is the new portal for accessing a range of employee benefits and programs.
Title IX
The Equity Office on campus provides a range of guides about campus and area services and resources. Email equity@fairfield.edu, use the online TitleIX reporting form, or call 203-254-HELP to share information with the Title IX Coordinator.
Strategies to Protect Yourself Online in the Current Climate A Guide from the AAUP and Faculty First Responders
Immediate Support
If you are facing suspension, dismissal, or other employment repercussions as a result of your speech online, reach out to your union or AAUP chapter immediately and contact the AAUP national staff. ○ To find your AAUP chapter, visit https://www.aaup.org/chapters/find-chapter.
○ To contact the AAUP national, write to academicfreedom@aaup.org.
○ To contact your AFT union local, reach out to your local union officer or write to highereddept@aft.org
Contact the Fairfield University Chapter President: Shuber@fairfield.edu
Harassment for your views expressed online?
● If you are facing harassment for your views expressed online, contact Faculty First Responders (FFR) at facultyfirstresponders@gmail.com for peer-to-peer advice and support. (FFR cannot and does not provide legal advice or representation.)
Guidance for Social Media
1. Set your personal social media accounts to private mode. When prompted, approve the setting to make all previous posts private.
2. Be mindful that anything you post online can be screenshotted and shared.
3. Before posting or reposting online commentary, pause and ask yourself:
a. Am I comfortable with this view potentially being shared with my employer, my students, or the public?
b. Have I (or the person I am reposting) expressed this view in terms I would be comfortable sharing with my employer, my students, or the public?
4. In your social media bios, state that the views expressed through the account represent your own opinions and not your employer. You do not need to name your employer.
5. Consider posting positive statements about positions you support rather than negative statements about positions you disagree with. Some examples could be:
● Academic freedom is nonnegotiable.
● The faculty united will never be divided.
● Higher ed research saves lives.
● Higher ed transforms lives.
● Politicians are interfering with your child’s education.
Digital Safety Tips
1. Use strong, unique, complex passwords and passcodes on devices and accounts. A password manager can save them all for you.
2. Install software updates immediately. Updates are usually security-related.
3. Enable two-factor authentication for all social media and other sensitive accounts.
4. Do not use your employer-provided email address, devices, or campus wifi for nonwork activities, including organizing and any other sensitive activities.
5. Search for your name in common search engines to find out what is available about you online. Put your name in quotation marks to narrow the search. Search both with and without your institution attached to your name.
