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November 07, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
White-collar work, sometimes called Knowledge Work, is never done read more >
November 07, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
White-collar work, sometimes called Knowledge Work, is never done read more >
November 06, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Summer session of 2014 brought many changes to salary, work load, and course offerings; PSU-AAUP needs to gather data read more >
November 06, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Currently, no guidelines are in place to conduct post-tenure reviews... read more >
November 06, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Governance change rejected in North Dakota and new student aid fund nixed in Oregon. Elsewhere, voters approved bond measures sought by higher education. read more >
November 06, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
After a year of unprecedented Congressional attention but few real political gains, advocates for part-time instructors face unfriendly political majorities. read more >
November 04, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The state is also sabotaging its goal of ensuring that 40 percent of all adult Oregonians have a bachelor's degree or higher by 2025 read more >
November 04, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The PSU-AAUP Communications Committee is seeking energetic members to serve on the committee. read more >
November 04, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The AAUP report shows that spending for athletics at four-year public universities increased from 2004 to 2011 by approximately 24.8 percent. read more >
November 03, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Oregon could soon make history by allowing the state to sell bonds to set up an endowment with bonds sold to help provide financial aid for college students read more >
November 03, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
This message today focuses on our Board of Trustees read more >
November 03, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
In the Middle East and beyond, academics face a growing threat read more >
October 31, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
An appeals panel held that the First Amendment gave an adjunct the right to speak out about alleged mistreatment despite having been asked to praise her college. read more >
October 31, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
In a time of Ebola hysteria, research on the undead helps us better understand how such diseases spread. read more >
October 30, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
ASPSU met last Monday for a senate meeting that included a presentation on the possibility of the university transitioning to a sworn and armed police force. read more >
October 30, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
When a college class goes low-tech, students should be delighted, not disappointed. read more >
October 30, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Inside Higher Ed's survey finds professors are skeptical that online courses can produce outcomes equivalent to those of face-to-face classes, let alone surpass them. read more >
October 28, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Years of budget cuts in K-12 education have given Oregon one of the shortest school years in the country. read more >
October 28, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
The Graduate School of Education at Portland State received a $1.2 million grant in late September for its American Indian Teaching Program. read more >
October 28, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
GTFs, or graduate teaching fellows, are grad students who instruct in undergraduate courses. Federation President Joe Henry said the union is requesting a pay raise and paid leave. read more >
October 28, 2014 / PSU-AAUP
Adjuncts at Tufts say their first union contract, which includes significant pay and job security gains and a right to be interviewed for full-time positions, could be a model for new unions in negotiations elsewhere. read more >