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Election night recap: APSCUF-endorsed candidate wins Superior Court race, many state representatives win new elected offices
The Nov. 8 general election brought significant changes to the Pennsylvania General Assembly, despite the fact that it will not be until 2012 when all of the House seats are up and half of the Senate. Six current legislators have been elected to various local offices: read more…
Campaign for the Future of Higher Education meets in Boston, plans next steps
Last weekend APSCUF President Steve Hicks and Executive Council member Jen Bacon attended the second gathering of the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education. Here are their reports: read more…
Retrenchment update: State and local APSCUF fight to save Edinboro jobs
Many of you know that Oct. 30 was a deadline for administrators to inform us of any planned faculty retrenchments at our 14 universities. I’m sure many of you would like to know what is happening across the State System as that deadline has come and gone.
When we received notice of possible retrenchments this spring, we knew this day would come, much sooner than any of us wanted. We fought for a restoration of the State System’s budget appropriation with the knowledge that the proposed cuts were the stated reason for issuing those retrenchment notices. While we weren’t able to get funding back to where it should be, we were successful in staving off the threatened 50+ percent cuts. read more…
APSCUF faculty members speak to Senate Appropriations Committee, address how state budget cuts are affecting their students and classrooms
Today, the state Senate Appropriations Committee, chaired by Sen. Jake Corman, held a public hearing on the impact of state budget cuts to the 14 universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Three APSCUF members testified at today’s hearing: read more…
PA budget impacts on campus
The 2011-12 state budget cut funding for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education by more than $90 million — resulting in a 7.5 percent tuition hike for students. The 14 state-owned universities have also seen larger class sizes and fewer faculty and staff this year.