In Winter 2014 the two academic professionals who had been in ECTC for many years were noticed that their unit was being closed and they were given their 180 day notice read more >

Last Summer 3 academic professionals- two instructional designers and one program assistant, were given notices of layoff in the Office of Academic Innovation soon after the unit was created. read more >

This past winter 2013 SHAC leadership decided to close SHAC and force AAUP members to use vacation or unpaid leave December 24-27. This is the first time a unit of PSU made the decision to close independent of the University Closure policy read more >

In October the University promulgated the PSU Communication Procedure requiring a new communications authorization reimbursement form.This new policy aggregated and altered the existing “Wireless Communication Policy and Allowance” and the “Broadband Internet Service Reimbursement Policy.” read more >

No new date set for bargaining new ranks, but August looks hopeful read more >

A U.S. Supreme Court decision appears to give thousands of Oregon care workers the right to opt out of paying dues to two of the state's major public employee unions. read more >

A watchdog group for free speech on campuses is stepping up its efforts to eradicate student-conduct codes and other campus policies that it says unconstitutionally restrict students’ and faculty members’ rights to freedom of expression. read more >

Collective bargaining update, AAUP grievance settlement, settlement talks and AP caucus dates are announced. read more >

What are the risks for academic freedom? read more >

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt a limited blow to public-sector unions when it ruled that thousands of home health-care workers in Illinois cannot be required to pay union fees that help cover the cost of collective bargaining, the Associated Press reported. read more >

In a setback for organized labor that could have been much worse, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that certain government-funded employees cannot be required to pay fees to the public sector unions that represent them, a decision that could hurt some unions financially. read more >

The giant grant maker, known for its opacity, is studying its strategy for saving the humanities read more >

Their new deal makes gains on pay and on a raft of social justice issues--including class size, child care, parental leave, breastfeeding stations, opportunities for undocumented students, and all-gender bathrooms. Here's how they did it. read more >

Portland dignitaries hailed the new $300 million Collaborative Life Sciences Building that opened in the South Waterfront on Thursday as one that will dramatically change medical education and the neighborhood for the better. read more >

Can better evaluation make a difference? read more >

The Council meets every Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. All bargaining unit members are welcome to attend Executive Council meetings. read more >

Nearly 70 institutions are collaborating to better assess learning outcomes as part of a new initiative called the Multi-State Collaborative to Advance Learning Outcomes Assessment. read more >

The Obama administration now can claim partial credit for the demise of one of the largest for-profit college chains. And both critics and supporters of the sector expect the federal scrutiny to continue. read more >

We have a problem with how we define and value the many ways in which faculty members engage with the public read more >

"If students learn that adjunct faculty are earning less than the minimum wage while the university president earns a million dollars, that practical lesson may trump the other values the institution promotes," writes AAUP past president Cary Nelson. read more >