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Remarks to the Board of Governors
Here are copies of Steve and Ken's remarks today to the PASSHE Board of Governors. This quarterly meeting (usually in July) is the one where the Board sets the next academic year's tuition. Steve Thank you, Mr Chair, for this opportunity to speak and...
This week at AAUP national conference
This week (June 8-11) is the annual AAUP Conference on the State of Higher Education in Washington, D.C. When we began to talk about what is now the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education (CFHE), several of us discussed ways to get the word out about what was...
The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education continues
Last month’s kickoff news conference for the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education was a great success, and the movement continues to generate interest from across the country. Tomorrow APSCUF president Steve Hicks and California Faculty Association President...
New PR campaign debuts with redesigned APSCUF Website
A new APSCUF public relations campaign, “Let’s Stand Together,” is rolling out over the next few months. Our goal is to communicate more effectively to students, parents, stakeholders and policymakers just what APSCUF is all about – APSCUF stands for the highest...
The state budget: Where from here?
I hope you have all seen the news out of the House, which yesterday passed House Bill 1485 – the budget bill. In the House bill, PASSHE’s appropriation is $427.8 million; that’s $75.5 million, or 15 percent, less than the State System received last year. Obviously, a...
Remarks from President Hicks at Campaign for the Future of Higher Education launch
For those who may have missed the live webcast, here are the remarks from APSCUF President Steve Hicks at today's launch of the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education: As Lil mentioned in opening, this campaign was only imagined back in January of this year. We...
The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education goes to Washington!
Even as APSCUF is engaged in the fight for quality public higher education in Pennsylvania, this same battle is going on in state capitals across the country. That’s why we’re proud to support the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education, which will have its...
State budget update: Full restoration of state system funding is vital to ensure high-quality education at reasonable cost
APSCUF has been monitoring the Pennsylvania state budget debate closely since Gov. Tom Corbett introduced his spending plan in early March. We were deeply concerned when Corbett’s budget proposed a potentially devastating 54-percent cut for the State System of Higher...