by ephyra | Oct 9, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
By Leigh Smith Dear colleagues, What I have to share with you is both intensely personal and urgently political. The private tragedy that probably awaits me is, I believe, a single manifestation of a public disaster that we–meaning people in our...
by ephyra | Sep 27, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF will be hosting lobby day events on Tuesday, October 15 and Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Lobby day kicks off with a legislative reception on Tuesday evening from 5:30-8:30pm at Ceoltas Irish Pub. Wednesday morning begins...
by ephyra | Sep 17, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
It is mid-September and seven universities in the system (Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Kutztown, Mansfield, & Slippery Rock) still have retrenchment letters active. If you have been paying attention the last three years, these letters, due...
by ephyra | Sep 11, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Today the president of Edinboro University released a strategic plan that includes the elimination of 40 faculty positions. The administration publicly released the plan prior to meeting with the campus chapter of APSCUF. Edinboro is the second state-owned university...
by ephyra | Sep 5, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Since spring 2010, various PASSHE universities have grappled with retrenchment, part of the process of which is to provide the faculty union a list of departments to be evaluated as the administration deals with “changes that could lead to retrenchment”...
by ephyra | Aug 23, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Yesterday, President Obama announced a new “Higher Ed Plan” at the University of Buffalo; he visits two campuses today in what appears to be a campaign-style rollout. Briefly, here are the plan’s elements as summarized by Inside Higher Ed: –Create a new rating...
