by apscuftest | Sep 29, 2010 | News, Uncategorized
Yes, the election is 5 weeks from yesterday. And we at APSCUF need to be watching. The poll out from former APSCUF president Terry Madonna’s center at Franklin & Marshall yesterday shows Republican Tom Corbett 4 points up on the Democratic contender,...
by apscuftest | Sep 25, 2010 | News, Uncategorized
At Friday’s Legislative Assembly, the delegates approved Ken Mash (ESU) & Beth MacDaniel (Clarion) to serve as the two faculty members on the faculty negotiations team. They join me (ex officio) as the faculty representatives on the team. The Assembly...
by apscuftest | Sep 22, 2010 | News, Uncategorized
In a recent blog entry I noted that, given the important role that tenure plays in protecting academic freedom, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) asserts that removal of tenure because of an institution’s financial distress...
by apscuftest | Sep 19, 2010 | News, Uncategorized
I was surprised to see Inside Higher Ed referencing Cardinal Newman in their latest edition (“How Would Newman Fare Today?” http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/17/newman) — admittedly, I don’t keep up with the announcements about...
by apscuftest | Sep 14, 2010 | News, Uncategorized
Frank Donoghue’s article in the Chronicle is misguided: he forgets the public good that comes from broad-based public higher education. Frank Donoghue’s recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education (Can the Humanities Survive the 21st Century?...
