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March 24, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
A plea for guidance to help the public handle its concerns about the effects of multitasking on education and family life. read more >
March 24, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
A plea for guidance to help the public handle its concerns about the effects of multitasking on education and family life. read more >
March 23, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
The decision to shutter the college, a women’s liberal arts school in Virginia, has stunned students, teachers and alumnae, some of whom are rallying to try to save it. read more >
March 20, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
Executive Council election results and Spring caucus dates read more >
March 20, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
The American Association of University Professors is deeply troubled that the United Arab Emirates has denied New York University professor Andrew Ross entry to the emirate of Abu Dhabi. read more >
March 19, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
The American Association of University Professors says it is “deeply troubled” that a New York University professor, Andrew Ross, was denied entry to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, according to a statement released on Thursday. read more >
March 18, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
After N.Y.U. professor working on migrant labor issues is barred from entering the United Arab Emirates, questions emerge about implications for faculty at the university's branch campus there. read more >
March 17, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
The United Arab Emirates, where New York University opened a new campus last year, has barred an N.Y.U. professor from traveling to the monarchy after his criticism of the exploitation of migrant construction workers there. read more >
March 16, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
Almost 55 percent of students enrolled at the University of Oregon will not finish their degrees within six years. Largely a result of significant increases in tuition and the difficulty of balancing work and school, many students have had to choose whether or not to leave the university. read more >
March 16, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
N.L.R.B. revives bids for collective bargaining for graduate students at Columbia and the New School, potentially permitting new challenges to ruling that has limited unionization. read more >
March 13, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
Portland State University (PSU) will increase student tuition by about 4 percent starting this fall. read more >
March 13, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
A bill that would tie tuition at public colleges in Washington State to a portion of the average state wage passed the State Senate on Wednesday, The Spokesman-Review reports. read more >
March 12, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
The American Association of University Professors has come out against Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut ties between the State of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin system. read more >
March 11, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
SMSU 294
April 14, 2015 - 12-1pm}
Tenure Track Caucus is on April 14th at 12-1pm in SMSU 294 read more >
March 11, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
We have an opportunity to stand with students, against yet another tuition hike this year. The Board of Trustees will vote on the proposed increase tomorrow (Thursday March 12) read more >
March 11, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
The tentative contract could be a model for graduate students at other private colleges. But first they face the challenge of getting their unions recognized. read more >
March 11, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
The tentative contract could be a model for graduate students at other private colleges. But first they face the challenge of getting their unions recognized. read more >
March 10, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
How can institutions protect themselves while upholding scholars’ freedom of speech? read more >
March 09, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
Despite protest from students, the board votes to bump in-state tuition 3.8 percent and out-of-state 3.7 percent read more >
March 09, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
Contingent faculty members are demanding—and getting—better working conditions read more >
March 06, 2015 / PSU-AAUP
One former adjunct describes a system that's untenable. read more >