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Sen. Corman discusses higher education during Pa. Press Club luncheon
We’d like to give a special thanks to Alizah Thornton, a senior from Clarion University and our new summer intern, for writing this blog. Welcome aboard, Alizah!
Harrisburg, Pa – Sen. Jake Corman spoke regarding the budget and the importance of the state-owned and state-related colleges and universities at the Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon Monday, May 21. read more…
Campaign for the Future Of Higher Education meeting wrapup
YPSILANTI, Mich. – This weekend the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education (CFHE) met and spent most of Saturday discussing funding & its effects on students. The result was the following statement: that centered on the restricting of access at community colleges & Maria Maisto & Esther Merves spoke about the next report, which focuses on contingency, with the catch-phrase “Who is this Professor Staff?” read more…
After CalU President firing, PASSHE landscape has new look
We were all surprised yesterday morning to learn that Dr. Angelo Armenti, the longest tenured university president in the state system, was no longer president at California University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Armenti’s departure comes in the aftermath of some damaging headlines, which may best be summarized in this Post-Gazette article. read more…
APSCUF, PASSHE negotiation update
The APSCUF and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) negotiation teams met today at Cheyney University. The APSCUF team presented a proposal for a comprehensive, interim two-year agreement. The proposal is within the framework of the economic terms which the Commonwealth accepted with other bargaining units. A response from PASSHE is due within 30 days. read more…
With no agreement it’s time to prepare
It’s the end of the spring semester 2012. Few of us would have foreseen so little progress on either the faculty or coaches contract. So, we are sitting here looking at another summer without closure on a deal.
That lack of closure leads to this piece of advice: plan accordingly. I’m not revealing much by telling you the longer we go without a negotiated agreement, the more painful reaching such an agreement is likely to become. No one wants a confrontation and potential conflagration, but the status quo will only hold for so long. read more…