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New York Times- Opinion: “When May I Shoot a Student?”

March 04, 2014 / PSU-AAUP

BOISE, Idaho — To the chief counsel of the Idaho State Legislature: In light of the bill permitting guns on our state’s college and university campuses, which is likely to be approved by the state House of Representatives in the coming days, I have a matter of practical concern that I hope you can help with: When may I shoot a student? read more >

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New Analysis Shows Problematic Boom In Higher Ed Administrators

February 13, 2014 / PSU-AAUP

New England Center for Investigative Reporting 2/6/2014 The number of non-academic administrative and professional employees at U.S. colleges and universities has more than doubled in the last 25 years, vastly outpacing the growth in the number of students or faculty, according to an analysis of federal figures. read more >

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Defend the Irish University: A Charter for Action

December 09, 2013 / PSU-AAUP

The Irish university is in crisis, through massive under-funding combined with commercialization and managerialism. We ask you to sign this set of principles to support us in defending third level education in Ireland. read more >

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Forget MOOCs—Let’s Use MOOA

November 13, 2013 / PSU-AAUP

As colleges begin using massive open online courses (MOOC) to reduce faculty costs, a Johns Hopkins University professor has announced plans for MOOA (massive open online administrations). Dr. Benjamin Ginsberg, author of The Fall of the Faculty, says that many colleges and universities face the same administrative issues every day. read more >

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AAUP Names Julie Schmid as Executive Director

August 19, 2013 / PSU-AAUP

The AAUP is pleased to announce that Julie Schmid will join the Association as its executive director in October. The executive director, formerly called the general secretary, heads the national office staff. read more >

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UCLA tells professors not to apply for major new pharmaceutical grant

May 28, 2013 / PSU-AAUP

These days many research universities are constantly looking for new grant competitions and encouraging their faculty members to apply. On Friday, the University of California at Los Angeles took the unusual step of telling professors not to apply to a major new grant competition from a pharmaceutical company, saying that the program violated university rules. read more >

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UCLA tells professors not to apply for major new pharmaceutical grant

May 28, 2013 / PSU-AAUP

These days many research universities are constantly looking for new grant competitions and encouraging their faculty members to apply. On Friday, the University of California at Los Angeles took the unusual step of telling professors not to apply to a major new grant competition from a pharmaceutical company, saying that the program violated university rules. read more >

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Harvard Professors Call for Greater Oversight of MOOCs

May 28, 2013 / PSU-AAUP

Several dozen professors in Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences have signed a letter to their dean asking for formal oversight of the massive open online courses offered by Harvard through edX, a MOOC provider co-founded by the university. read more >

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Dark Cloud Over Academic Freedom - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education

May 24, 2013 / PSU-AAUP

Recently, the Education Department issued a controversial "blueprint" for dealing with sexual harassment that could expose colleges that follow it to First Amendment lawsuits and redefine every flirtation and request to go out on a date as potential sexual harassment. It rejects decades of court rulings by declaring that any unwelcome speech or conduct of a sexual nature is harassment, even if it would not offend a reasonable person. read more >

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