Press Releases
Two universities issue letters of intent to retrench faculty
Oct. 29, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 More than two dozen faculty members this month received letters of intent to retrench that could take effect at the end of the 2023–24 academic year....
After consolidation vote, APSCUF will keep working for students, members
July 14, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 Ext. 3007 Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors today voted to move forward with consolidation plans for three...
Survey shows ‘little faculty buy-in’ on university consolidation
April 7, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 Ext. 3007 A survey of faculty members captured concerns about the consolidation process underway at six universities in Pennsylvania’s State System of...
APSCUF leaders continue to grapple with effects of chancellor’s testimony
March 24, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 Ext. 3007 After suggesting the dissolution of the university system he oversees, Chancellor Daniel Greenstein’s words continue to disturb the faculty...
Chancellor’s words ‘reckless and irresponsible,’ APSCUF president says
March 19, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 Ext. 3007 During a Senate budget-appropriations hearing March 18, Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Chancellor Daniel Greenstein said,...
No new retrenchment letters issued this week
More than 100 faculty jobs still at risk Dec. 16, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 No non-tenured faculty members received retrenchment letters Dec. 15, the third of four deadlines for...
One retrenchment letter issued this week
Two more deadlines to come Dec. 2, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 One non-tenured faculty member received a retrenchment letter Dec. 1, the second of four deadlines for Pennsylvania’s...
Five universities issue retrenchment letters, threatening faculty jobs and student opportunities
Oct. 30, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 More than 100 tenured and tenure-track faculty members today learned they may lose their jobs at the end of the 2020–21 academic year. The affected...
Pennsylvanians continue to struggle with student debt, and COVID-19 is worsening problem, survey shows
July 30, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 Nearly two-thirds (60%) of surveyed Pennsylvanians with student-loan debt report they are only just able to cover their monthly expenses but would...
Thousands of APSCUF faculty share concerns about fall semester
‘Our members want to teach — they just don’t want to become sick,’ union president says July 15, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathryn Morton, kmorton@apscuf.org or 717-236-7486 About three-quarters of surveyed union faculty members...