Portland State University President Wim Wiewel could be said to be living the good life. In addition to his salary of $401,700, the school's top official also enjoys payments to a retirement plan, free housing, automobile usage, sabbatical time, maid service at his home, and gardening services. read more >

Surviving a clash between the most powerful force in the universe and the most perilous perk in academe read more >

The president of Portland State University's fundraising arm and the school's chief development officer are resigning after pursuing a $100 million gift from a self-described billionaire who turned out to be a recently bankrupt bitcoin dealer known for peddling grandiose schemes. read more >

On August 25th, we continued to discuss the job insecurity faced by hundreds of PSU educators and researchers. read more >

The National Labor Relations Board in Washington on Thursday made it substantially easier for unions to bargain for higher wages and benefits, opening the door for organized workers at fast-food chains. read more >

An uproar over health-care cuts has turned into a widespread protest against the university’s treatment of graduate students. read more >

Alice Dreger, an author and professor of medical humanities, says a dean tried to censor portions of an essay in a journal she guest-edited. read more >

Nancy Golden, who for two years has overseen public education in Oregon from preschool to college, will retire in two weeks, Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday. read more >

Talk about a tough break. read more >

Forty-one campus leaders at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have signed an open letter calling on the institution to hire Steven G. Salaita, whose appointment to a professorship was nixed last year over the scholar’s anti-Israel tweets. read more >

While classified workers say they’re preparing to strike... read more >

WHO do you think received more cash from Yale’s endowment last year: Yale students, or the private equity fund managers hired to invest the university’s money? read more >

Board says it won't assert jurisdiction over whether Northwestern University athletes are employees, effectively killing their union drive. The vague decision divides experts on the prospects for athlete unions generally. read more >

On August 14th, we continued to process Non-Tenure Track Faculty issues using the Interest-Based Bargaining steps. read more >

Rising cost of pension system will undermine support for state, local government read more >

Ashland University eliminates faculty jobs -- including those of some with tenure -- to free up funds for new programs, deferred maintenance and faculty raises. read more >

Universities are the latest target of conservative politicians with an agenda to push read more >

Lots of departments want to know what they’re doing right for non-tenure-track faculty members, what they can do better and how that climate affects student learning. But how to measure it? read more >

Everyone knows student debt is growing. College costs are growing. Student debt delinquencies are rising. And now Hillary Clinton has her own plan for how to stem that tide of financial problems for college graduates. read more >

A federal judge has allowed his lawsuit against the University of Illinois to proceed, and the chancellor who rescinded his appointment last year has resigned amid an ethics investigation. read more >