Barely two days after commenting on the #StudentSelloutAct (SB1275) proposed by Senators Tomlinson and Dinniman, APSCUF President Steve Hicks discussed the role higher education plays in economic development with members of the House Democratic Policy Committee. Among...
THE LINK BETWEEN EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TESTIMONY BEFORE THE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE DEMOCRATIC POLICY COMMITTEE THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2014 Good afternoon Chairman Sturla and members of the Policy Committee. My name is Steve Hicks and I am the president of the...
Short-sighted Proposed Tomlinson-Dinniman Bill Allowing Select State Universities To Leave The PASSHE System May Nearly Triple Tuition and Eliminate State Oversight at Those Schools For More Information Contact Joe Lyons at , 717-236-7486 x3020 Steve...
SHORT-SIGHTED PROPOSED TOMLINSON-DINNIMAN BILL ALLOWING SELECT STATE UNIVERSITIES TO LEAVE THE PASSHE SYSTEM MAY NEARLY TRIPLE TUITION AND ELIMINATE STATE OVERSIGHT AT THOSE SCHOOLS For More Information Contact Joe Lyons at , 717-236-7486 x3020 Steve...
By Amy Majani, APSCUF Intern, ESU Student Last week, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Frank Brogan, along with Slippery Rock University President Cheryl Norton and Indiana University of Pennsylvania Student Government President Marissa...
Striking UICUF Faculty, The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculty (APSCUF), which represents over 6,000 faculty and coaches, stands in full support of your efforts to pay professors what they are worth and to improve the quality of your...
At February’s Legislative Assembly, APSCUF’S Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Policy issued a policy on distance education. While the policy states that distance education provides access to underserved student populations, it maintains that the traditional method of...
The following position statement was approved by APSCUF’s legislative assembly in February 2014. REPORT OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC POLICY STATEMENT ON DISTANCE EDUCATION The best method of classroom instruction continues to be one where the faculty...
The following position statement was approved by APSCUF’s legislative assembly in February 2014. REPORT OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC POLICY STATEMENT ON CLASS SIZE Credentialed faculty members are the appropriate determiners of class-size limits for...
On Tuesday, February 4, Governor Corbett announced his 2014-15 budget priorities. Once again he has proposed flat funding ($412 million) for the State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). He has also proposed a $25 million scholarship program for middle-income...
