by ephyra | Sep 17, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
It is mid-September and seven universities in the system (Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Kutztown, Mansfield, & Slippery Rock) still have retrenchment letters active. If you have been paying attention the last three years, these letters, due...
by ephyra | Sep 11, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Today the president of Edinboro University released a strategic plan that includes the elimination of 40 faculty positions. The administration publicly released the plan prior to meeting with the campus chapter of APSCUF. Edinboro is the second state-owned university...
by ephyra | Sep 5, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Since spring 2010, various PASSHE universities have grappled with retrenchment, part of the process of which is to provide the faculty union a list of departments to be evaluated as the administration deals with “changes that could lead to retrenchment”...
by ephyra | Aug 23, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Yesterday, President Obama announced a new “Higher Ed Plan” at the University of Buffalo; he visits two campuses today in what appears to be a campaign-style rollout. Briefly, here are the plan’s elements as summarized by Inside Higher Ed: –Create a new rating...
by ephyra | Aug 21, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Last Thursday, the Clarion University administration released their Workforce Plan. APSCUF has begun analysis of the 32-page plan; here’s our first-look impression. Local & State APSCUF will have a far more systematic approach in preparation for further...
by ephyra | Aug 20, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Below is the text of a press release issued on Friday, August 16, 2013. Yesterday Clarion University, one of the 14 state-owned universities, released a workforce development plan that includes 22 faculty layoffs in eight academic departments. It is the largest number...
