by Chris Reese | May 8, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously passed a Senate GOP budget proposal this morning that restores funding to all state-owned, state-related and community colleges back to current-year levels. Next step for this version of the budget will be a full Senate...
by Chris Reese | Apr 25, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
As our spring Legislative Assembly gets underway tomorrow in Altoona, APSCUF is inviting all of our delegates to use social media throughout the weekend to help publicize and promote our causes. If you’re tweeting from Legislative Assembly, we ask that you use the...
by Chris Reese | Apr 25, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Despite the weak voter turnout, Tuesday’s primary election night held some interesting surprises and upsets. There were several hotly contested statewide races, including the Democratic primary for Attorney General. APSCUF did not endorse either candidate in the race,...
by Chris Reese | Apr 25, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Tomorrow (Tuesday, April 24) is Pennsylvania’s primary election day. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please remember to vote. Pennsylvanians will be voting in primaries for US President and Congress, the Pennsylvania General Assembly, for statewide offices...
by Chris Reese | Apr 11, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
On Wednesday, April 18th, the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education (CFHE) is organizing a National Day of Action to promote quality public higher education. APSCUF is a founding member of CFHE and has been instrumental in the early workings of the Campaign....
by Chris Reese | Apr 11, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Please complete the form below to register to volunteer for the April 24 Pennsylvania Primary by either volunteering to assist at an APSCUF-endorsed candidate’s polling location or by handing out higher education material to registered voters at your chosen precinct....
by Chris Reese | Apr 5, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The PASSHE Board of Governors met on Wednesday, April 4, and Thursday, April 5, for its quarterly board meeting. State APSCUF president Steve Hicks made a brief statement during the public comment period about the impact of the governor’s proposed budget cuts on...
by Chris Reese | Apr 4, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
On Monday, April 2, the Center for the Future of Higher Education issued its first report entitled “Closing the Door, Increasing the Gap: Who’s not going to (community) college?” The report looks at policy trends, including enrollment caps and program curtailment,...
by Chris Reese | Mar 30, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Today’s blog post comes from our current APSCUF intern, Tim Mack, a political science and journalism major at Lock Haven University. A thunderstorm couldn’t stop a few hundred PASSHE students from marching up to the Capitol and voicing their opposition of Governor...
by Kathryn Morton | Mar 12, 2012 | Press Releases
Says investment in quality public higher education is necessary to bring Pennsylvania back to the future FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2012 For more information contact Lauren Gutshall at 717-236-7486 x3014 HARRISBURG – Governor Corbett’s higher education task...
