This week, Portland State University President Wim Wiewel emailed faculty and staff in the wake of staff changes at the school's nonprofit fundraising arm. read more >

A growing protest movement on the Columbia campus shows how quickly and easily tensions can flare up over their issues. read more >

About 34 percent of Portland teachers who took a recent survey feel their school environment is unsafe, according to the Portland Association of Teachers union. read more >

Faculty member: "You should try my job." Administrator: "No, you should try mine." Yes we should. read more >

AAUP alleges violations of academic freedom, due process in new report about tenured professor who was terminated by Louisiana State U for using inappropriate language. read more >

The Wisconsin governor has taken an aggressive stance on the role of college. It’s one that has left professors troubled. read more >

We are still discussing Non-Tenure Track Faculty (NTTF) employment issues. read more >

Professors need support in responding to students in the grip of psychological crises read more >

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 >