by ephyra | Sep 15, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF and PASSHE negotiators met Friday, September 14, at the Dixon Center in Harrisburg. The Chancellor’s team passed a proposal on retrenchment language and made suggestions for future bargaining sessions. APSCUF caucused and responded to their proposal...
by ephyra | Sep 5, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Negotiations between APSCUF and the Chancellor’s team have been canceled for Friday, September 7. The Chancellor’s chief negotiator indicated that the PASSHE team would not modify its position even after APSCUF submitted a proposal that would...
by ephyra | Sep 1, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
APSCUF and PASSHE negotiators met today, Friday, August 31 at the APSCUF office in Harrisburg, as requested by the Chancellor’s team. At last week’s session APSCUF’s team presented a proposal that would have saved the System between...
by ephyra | Aug 31, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Yesterday, I had the honor of being invited to the White House, along with a roomful of others from Pennsylvania, to talk about education policy. We heard from two assistants to the President on education policy (Lexi Barrett and Roberto Rodriguez) and two...
by ephyra | Aug 29, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
On Tuesday at its national convention, the Republican party adopted its official platform for higher education. The platform calls for a return to “basics” with a focus on programs that are directly tied to employment opportunities. The platform states that expanding...
by apscuftest | Aug 27, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Since last week’s Inside Higher Ed article, there have been many questions raised about APSCUF’s knowledge and position on CAEL (Council for Adult and Experiential Learning; sounds like a green vegetable no one wants to eat). Hopefully, this posting will...
