Today at Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown, Pa., Vice President Joe Biden touted the importance of higher education for our nation’s future and discussed how the rising cost of college has put the American dream out of reach for many students. He arrived a...
Last week the State Senate introduced and advanced a bill that will protect consumers if Highmark and UPMC allow their current contracts to expire in June without negotiating new agreements. When the contracts expire, patients will be forced to pay higher...
Despite students and faculty at the 14 universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) leaving campus for the fall 2011 semester, Governor Tom Corbett may announce a mid-year budget “adjustment” tomorrow that could have serious consequences...
Sharing this blog post at the request of Seth Kahn… You can reach him to add your signature at . [Updated Wed 11/23 @ 9:07 am: Two things. First, I’ve made two very slight changes to the text of the letter, one of which is...
Many of you know that Oct. 30 was a deadline for administrators to inform us of any planned faculty retrenchments at our 14 universities. I’m sure many of you would like to know what is happening across the State System as that deadline has come and gone. When we...
