That is a problem, because campus police departments are under the immediate control or influence of college administrators. read more >

The local associations of the Oregon Education Association from across the Portland Metro region have worked together to create an upcoming event called the “Quality Education Festival.” read more >

Measure 86 would build fund for financial aid read more >

The Pay It Forward program was concieved as an alternative method to paying for college tuition. read more >

Working off the tenure track, it’s easy to feel that you’re only a couple of dissatisfied students away from losing your job. read more >

October 2nd Member Meeting recap and reminder for October Caucus' read more >

What would academe look like without adjuncts? read more >

The public university’s trustees have refused to recognize the Faculty Senate, which administrators have hit with an open-records request. read more >

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley toured several Oregon campuses to hear students talk about the high cost of college — and to promote his proposals to help them. read more >

Internet searches sometimes yield answers to questions that hiring committees are legally forbidden to ask. read more >

PSU-AAUP Member Meeting and Jeff Merkley's Fighting for College Affordability Tour read more >

Administrators increasingly devalue the expertise of their own faculty read more >

We cannot ignore the fact that administrative bloat – the huge growth in the number of administrators and their salaries – is one of the key drivers of college costs. read more >

One in 10 current female students at the University of Oregon indicate they have been raped while attending college, according to a new survey of 982 students released Tuesday by Jennifer Freyd, a professor in the UO's Department of Psychology. read more >

How did this happen? read more >

The competing claims involve who owns and should profit from the assessment created at the university read more >

PSU-AAUP will hold its fall membership meeting on Thursday, October 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Native American Center. read more >

After the University of Illinois revoked a job offer to Prof. Steven G. Salaita, a political theorist at Brooklyn College organized a counterattack. read more >

Examples of funny papers are few and far between. That’s a shame, says one scientist. read more >

At least 124 colleges have acquired military equipment through a federal program that transfers military surplus to law-enforcement agencies across the country. read more >