On December 11, 2019, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and the Association of Pennsylvania State College Faculty (APSCUF), issued a joint press release heralding a new Spring in labor-management relations. The occasion […]
On Tuesday morning, PASSHE students, faculty and their allies rallied at the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg. Their mission: “take back” the state system from administrators who don’t understand the concerns of educators and the economic […]
Early today Raging Chicken reported that Clarion University joined Mansfield University on the list of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities facing the possibility of layoffs and program elimination. By the end of […]
Earlier today, faculty members at Clarion University were told that retrenchment is on the table. That means that administrators are planning on gutting more faculty and programs from a university that a brutal round of […]
The story of student debt in Pennsylvania is pretty simple. In 2011, Governor Corbett proposed to cut the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education in half, but an outcry from students, faculty and other stakeholders within […]
Let’s say you are the president of a state university in the wake of deep budget cuts by an austerity-minded legislature and Tea Party governor. Let’s also say that the Chancellor and the Board of […]
As the sun sets over the small campus at Mansfield University, I am reminded of why I decided to start my college career in this small town. Not only is the view absolutely breathtaking, but […]
Editor’s Note: A slightly earlier version of this post indicated that the Tweet pictured below originated from Marcia Welsh’s account. It did not. She FAVORITED another Tweet. We caught the error shortly after the article first […]
On July 30, PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) administrators announced their intentions to deepen the austerity at five state-owned universities: Mansfield, Edinboro, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, and Cheyney. These are the same five universities that claimed “financial […]
For eleven of the past twelve years, Kutztown University’s president welcomed faculty and staff to the new academic year by preaching the gospel of austerity, budget crisis, and gloom. Despite the evidence showing that Kutztown’s […]
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