Oregon's overarching education board, handpicked by Gov. John Kitzhaber to try to overcome the state's educational mediocrity, on Tuesday sized up where the board stands after three years in operation -- and expressed a lot of discontent.
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The 2014 American Association of University Professors Bulletin is here.
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Professors Complain of Undersupported Sabbaticals, Inadequate Staffing
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UO’s Gottfredson gets $940,000 on the way out
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In a culture of accountability, some professors call on technology to collect information about student participation in the classroom.
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Until the Oregon State Board of Higher Education slipped quietly out of existence this summer, Matt Donegan spent five years on it, the last three as chairman.
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In an effort to better recognize the work of those off the tenure track, some colleges are giving them new rankings.
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Whether the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign violated the academic-freedom rights of Steven G. Salaita, an Israel critic denied a job there, is likely to depend on whether campus administrators had previously made Mr. Salaita a formal job offer and whether his tweeted views on Israel were the reason they revoked it
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Michael R. Gottfredson’s resignation may have caught some off guard. But his tenure demonstrates recurring issues.
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On behalf of the AAUP Collective Bargaining Team, I’m pleased to announce that we reached agreement with PSU administration over salaries for the new Non-Tenure Track Faculty ranks as well as the procedures for re-ranking procedures.
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Michael R. Gottfredson has resigned, effective on Thursday, as president of the University of Oregon after two years on the job.
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Has the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign unfairly treated a scholar under fire for incendiary tweets? The question is fanning tensions within the AAUP.
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Good chants matter. They’re sound bites, which is what the media seeks, so they can really get your message across. And when chants work, they express and embody collective power—so they help make your action work, too.
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The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth has been ordered to pay nearly $1.2-million in back pay, damages, and other costs to a professor of English who filed complaints.
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Portland State University professors are the No. 7 least accessible in the nation, according to an unscientific survey of 130,000 college students released Monday.
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At no U.S. college were students more effusive about their professors than at Reed.
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At gathering of adjunct leaders, they are urged to strike for better pay and job security – regardless of whether the law permits them to do so.
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The association plans to investigate tenure practices at the U. of Texas’ M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The center responds: First, explain your authority.
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Legislative reforms to public pension benefits, coupled with higher than expected investment returns, have stanched the meteoric rise in required contributions to Oregon's public pension system, the system's actuary says.
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When Starbucks announced it would help employees get four-year degrees, media praised the company’s altruism. Few looked at the fine print
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