Faculty Senate omits recording policy in bylaws, bans AI transcription

Throughout the Faculty Senate’s 59-year history, recording during meetings has not been allowed, according to Adrienne Emory, associate academic secretary to the University. However, the policy is neither found in the Senate’s bylaws nor listed in the Senate’s procedures and is instead repeated at their biweekly meetings. During sessions, members, observers and journalists are allowed to type or take notes by hand. The Senate announces the policy before every meeting and “no recording” signs are posted on the door. Emory said to The Daily that this “gives flexibility to each Steering Committee to decide what they want to do” with the policy each year. By keeping the policy verbal, the Senate does not have to vote and approve a new law each time they want to make changes to the current protocol. For this academic year, the policy is “no recording or photography of any kind is allowed, including AI transcription,” according to Emory.

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