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May 03, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Women candidates tend to do better as recruitment processes progress, a study finds. read more >
May 03, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Women candidates tend to do better as recruitment processes progress, a study finds. read more >
May 01, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
At an October campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, Donald Trump, then the Republican nominee for president, gave his most substantive speech on higher education policy. read more >
April 28, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Donald Trump performed far better among union voters than previous Republican candidates, but since taking office has enacted disastrous anti-worker policies. Now, some unions are organizing their members around an explicitly progressive analysis, hoping to unlock the power of workers to help lead the resistance. read more >
April 27, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Momentum is building for three of these measures, and their impact on institutions of higher education will not be welcome. read more >
April 26, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
National Association of Scholars calls on universities to close their Confucius Institutes. Defenders say there's nothing sinister about the Chinese-backed centers. read more >
April 24, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Recent moves by the Education Department have raised the alarms of students, advocates, and reformers alike. read more >
April 20, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
The AAUP endorsed the College for All Act, introduced this month by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, which would make four-year public college free for families making less than $125,000 and make community college free for all. read more >
April 14, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
The AAUP released their annual faculty compensation report on Tuesday, April 11. This week, The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed have released articles on the report. read more >
April 10, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
New York is set to offer free tuition to public colleges for state residents who earn less than $125,000 a year read more >
April 05, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
“Either you come up with conversion to tenure or you come up with a good way of stabilizing and improving their working conditions and treating them like the professionals they are.” read more >
March 29, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
This week, the AAUP released a report on the investigation of the case of Nathanial Bork, an adjunct faculty member dismissed from the Community College of Aurora (CCA) in the fall semester of 2016. read more >
March 28, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
The topic of contingent faculty representation was a panel discussion at the 44th annual conference of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. read more >
March 24, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Judge Neil Gorsuch has been proclaimed a “natural successor” to former justice Antonin Scalia on the US Supreme Court, and, unfortunately, would likely continue Scalia’s work to dismantle many of the protections extended to workers, the public, minorities, and the disabled. read more >
March 24, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Six media clips to keep you informed. read more >
March 24, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
The AAUP is currently investigating the following two items. read more >
March 24, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
Robin Meade, Adjunct Faculty member and Union President, wins battle over termination for criticizing Moraine Valley Community College administration. read more >
March 24, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
The AAUP is accepting grant applications for faculty impacted by the travel ban and other threats to academic freedom. read more >
March 24, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the impact to low-income students and students of color with regard to President Trump's proposed budget. read more >
March 24, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
On March 21, OregonLive covered the filing of a federal lawsuit against UO by a psychology professor for pay discrimination. AAUP released a new report on the gender pay gap on March 22. Links to both articles included here. read more >
March 21, 2017 / PSU-AAUP
President Trump released an initial budget proposal Thursday containing deep cuts that would severely damage scientific research, the arts and humanities, and access to higher education. read more >