Hey legislature, can you spare $1.315 billion? That’s the question that the Oregon Student Association will ask in Salem at its Feb. 12 rally to restore higher education. read more >

It's widely acknowledged that adjunct instructors are underpaid, but just how much do they deserve? A new union proposal shocks some, but others say it's appropriate. read more >

A Berkeley analysis of disparities by race and gender in faculty salaries raises key questions: Which gaps matter? Why do gaps vary? What can be done to eliminate them? read more >

Below is a preliminary list of faculty development blogs and bloggers read more >

The National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday ordered its regional officials to reconsider labor disputes involving proposed adjunct-faculty unions at three Roman Catholic colleges in light of its December decision clearing the way for such a union at Pacific Lutheran University. read more >

Colleges increasingly turn to full-time, contingent instructors to handle work once done by tenure-track professors, a new study of federal data shows. read more >

Thursday, Feb.12, students are invited to join the Oregon Student Association (OSA) for the Rally to Restore Higher Education. The event will take place on the Capitol Steps in Salem. read more >

The first National Adjunct Walkout Day is less than a month away on February 25, prompting adjuncts across the country to determine whether they'll be allowed to take part in the protest. read more >

See full agenda here read more >

Ray has goals. He wants legislators to fund higher education as fully as he feels they fund K-12 schools. read more >

The ‘sharing economy’ meets higher education read more >

Declares victory in exposing 'obsessive secrecy' read more >

Just what do university professors do all day? read more >

The administration says it will tighten its handling of records read more >

Governor Scott Walker, a Wisconsin Republican, wants faculty members at University of Wisconsin campuses to teach more. read more >

Join the growing, effective, polished, Faculty, Academic Professional, and Student voices for quality higher education in our State Legislature read more >

Nobody could say that Oregon doesn't value higher education. read more >

William T. Harbaugh says he loves the University of Oregon, where he’s taught for almost two decades. That’s why, online, he’s holding administrators’... read more >

With National Adjunct Walkout Day a month away, interest grows, and it is prompting discussions among faculty leaders. But many supporters feel the need to back the effort in ways other than walking off the job. read more >

Please join us for the tenure-related faculty caucus tomorrow, Tuesday Jan. 27, noon-1pm, Smith 298. read more >