by ephyra | Feb 12, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Since it’s February 12th, we are celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. One of Lincoln’s long-lasting achievements was the signing of the Morrill Land Act of 1862, which created the land grant university system – and public higher education – in this country. The...
by ephyra | Feb 11, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
On Tuesday, February 12, at 1:00pm (EST) the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education (CFHE) will hold a national telephone media briefing on new possible ways to fund higher education. Authors of three different working papers will explain their proposals and take...
by ephyra | Feb 5, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
By Laura Saccente, Director of Governmental Relations Governor Corbett’s budget briefing outlined significant reform measures to Pennsylvania’s two public pensions systems: the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) and the State Employees’ Retirement...
by ephyra | Feb 4, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Monday evening the negotiations committee of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF) unanimously approved a tentative contract agreement with the State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). The four-year deal mirrors the...
by ephyra | Feb 3, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Early Sunday morning after two full days of negotiating, APSCUF and the State System of Higher Education reached a framework of an agreement for faculty. The general framework largely mirrors the agreements reached by Governor Corbett and the other statewide unions....
by ephyra | Feb 1, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
By Doug Brown, Public Policy Researcher Today surrounded by leaders from the State System of Higher Education, including Board Chairman Guido Pichini, leaders of the state-related universities, members of the Advisory Commission on Postsecondary Education, and House...
by ephyra | Jan 31, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Today, the steering committee of the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education (CFHE), which represents hundreds of thousands of faculty across the country, approved the following resolution of support for APSCUF. The campaign is composed only of groups who have...
by ephyra | Jan 28, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
The Chancellor’s representatives repeatedly make specious claims about the System’s contributions to faculty health care. As a public academic institution, PASSHE ought to be more careful about spreading misleading information to our students and the public. Perhaps...
by ephyra | Jan 24, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
This morning, hundreds of APSCUF faculty convened at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg to rally for the settlement of a fair contract. Buses brought faculty from across the state for a protest that was held before and during the PASSHE Board of Governors...
by ephyra | Jan 17, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF and PASSHE negotiators met January 16 for approximately six hours. The parties exchanged proposals involving distance education and both active and retiree health care, but did not reach any agreements. There were also substantive discussions...
