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 >

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 >

Six media clips to keep you informed. read more >

The AAUP is currently investigating the following two items. read more >

Robin Meade, Adjunct Faculty member and Union President, wins battle over termination for criticizing Moraine Valley Community College administration. read more >

The AAUP is accepting grant applications for faculty impacted by the travel ban and other threats to academic freedom. read more >

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 >

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 >

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 >

The National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities are no strangers to the political crosshairs. And it came as little surprise to many scholars that President Trump would propose to eliminate them in his first budget. read more >

It’s still a ban. It’s still exclusionary. It’s still aimed at Muslim-majority countries. And it still has a chilling effect on academic freedom and the movement of people and ideas. read more >

Interested in attending the Cornell University Worker Institute? read more >

The Supreme Court rejected the Jarvis Appeal which threatened collective bargaining in the public sector read more >

AAUP Membership is more important than ever read more >

additional dates added to give testimony to the Joint Ways and Means committee about the 2015-17 budget read more >

A Better Oregon has revised its platform and is now in complete alignment with the mission and Values of PSU-AAUP read more >

Post Measure 97: Oregon university presidents seek 'minimum' increase of $100M for higher ed read more >

Chronicle of Higher Ed reports on how 3 professors use trigger warnings read more >

The ruling overturns one from 2004 that said graduate students who served as teaching or research assistants were still students, and not subject to union rights for which workers are entitled. read more >

Unfortunately, the news media and other observers often overlook the fact that student debt is a problem with a color and class element, writes Mark Huelsman. read more >