The sponsor of a proposed ballot measure aimed at making union dues voluntary for public employees may well drop the initiative after receiving a politically unpalatable ballot title. read more >

The U. of Oregon’s big brand masks its fragile standing read more >

In today’s session, we finalized language describing when a continuous appointment (for non-tenure track instructional faculty) could be terminated. read more >

Students are paying higher tuition than ever. Why can’t more of that revenue go to the people teaching them? read more >

Teacher Janine Magidman has lived and worked in Seattle for years, but she worries her newer colleagues will be priced out because their salaries haven't kept up with expenses as the tech boom makes the city increasingly unaffordable. read more >

Portlant State University chemists have won a $3.5 million federal grant to study the potential hazards of e-cigarettes. read more >

It is well established that unions provide benefits to workers — that they raise wages for their members (and even for nonmembers). They can help reduce inequality. read more >

Because higher ed workers have been standing strong together at campuses around the state, our bargaining team has won a contract settlement that features some of the highest cost of living adjustments (COLAs) higher education classified workers have seen in decades. read more >

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 >