by Chris Reese | Oct 27, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
The 2011-12 state budget cut funding for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education by more than $90 million — resulting in a 7.5 percent tuition hike for students. The 14 state-owned universities have also seen larger class sizes and fewer faculty and...
by Chris Reese | Oct 24, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
When Gov. Tom Corbett signed the 2011-12 budget into law this summer, APSCUF expressed its concern that the 18 percent cut for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) would hurt educational quality for our students. At the time, this is what we...
by Chris Reese | Oct 16, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
The issue of student debt is central to what we stand for at APSCUF and in the statute that created the state system of higher education: we are supposed to be “affordable.” This rally in Philadelphia, and those like it, indicates there is at least some failure on the...
by Chris Reese | Oct 7, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) held its quarterly Board of Governors meeting Oct. 5-6 at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg. At the top of Thursday’s agenda was a vote on PASSHE’s appropriation request for fiscal year 2012-13. PASSHE...
by Chris Reese | Sep 14, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
That’s the question up for debate this fall as the state Senate holds hearings on the impact of the current budget on the state-related universities. On Wednesday, Sept. 7, Penn State president Graham Spanier warned lawmakers that additional cuts would necessitate...
