Summary of changes to the newly ratified contract. read more >

Students and community members gathered in Parkway North at the Smith Memorial Student Union to hear thoughts on race in higher education from a panel of five that included students and community activists. read more >

“The protests had succeeded in generating a dialogue between the administration and the disillusioned educators.” read more >

Students working to force the resignation of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi to resign face critics using the language of social justice to attack them. read more >

"We came to make them uncomfortable," PSU sophomore Olivia Pace said. Pace said activists had been alerted to the pro-Trump meeting by a Facebook group, and had immediately decided to interrupt it. read more >

The Portland State University foundation is upping the ante in its support for a proposed payroll tax on metro business owners that has already rankled some local business leaders. read more >

Jeff Selingo’s There Is Life After College places too much emphasis on vocational education and not enough on the virtues of the liberal arts. read more >

The financial struggle of public research institutions may be a matter of choice—not necessity, as public leaders say. read more >

These days, it seems, protest is less about debate and more about disruption. Citizens have yelled at Portland city commissioners, taken over a wildlife refuge and stormed through the state capitol building in Salem to make their positions known. read more >

Work at a regional public university? You'll earn more at a unionized, large urban institution, according to new analysis of faculty salaries. read more >

"Unionized instructors at larger suburban institutions earn an average of about $40,000, or 50 percent, more than their nonunionized peers at midsize rural institutions, the study found." read more >

"A campaign to tax businesses for student scholarships and faculty salaries at Portland State University got a boost with a recent $100,000 donation." read more >

In a single-sentence order, the Supreme Court announced that the judgment of a lower court rejecting this effort to defund public sector unions “is affirmed by an equally divided court.” read more >

"Instructors on the tenure track earned the biggest median salary bump from last year, at 2.2 percent." read more >

Backlash is mounting against Emory students who protested pro-Trump chalk messages. University's president is under fire for not dismissing them outright. read more >

AAUP attempts to reframe debate and put focus on due process and the importance of faculty freedom of speech. read more >

The Executive Council has approved the Tentative Agreement and has referred it to the membership for ratification. You will receive a ratification ballot in your PDX mailbox soon. read more >

Ron was an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, serving more than 25 years at PSU. He was a beloved teacher of math and science education, as well as a valued colleague throughout the University. read more >

Chinese students hire imposter “gunmen” to take the SAT, the GRE and other tests. read more >

On Tuesday evening, after a twelve hour bargaining session, PSU-AAUP and the administration reached an economic settlement!  read more >