by Chris Reese | May 22, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
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...
by Chris Reese | May 21, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
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...
by Chris Reese | May 18, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
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...
by Chris Reese | May 15, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
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...
by Chris Reese | May 11, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
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...
by Chris Reese | May 11, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
On Wednesday the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 1466, the General Appropriations Act, which includes the full restoration of funding to the State System of Higher Education. The bill passed 39-8, and now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration. The...
