by Chris Reese | Jul 2, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
“Word” had it that Temple’s board had determined tuition and was waiting for the Governor to sign the budget to announce it. Late Thursday night the Governor signed the budget into law; yesterday Temple announced their tuition (surprise!). 10%!...
by Chris Reese | Jun 30, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Here are copies of Steve and Ken’s remarks today to the PASSHE Board of Governors. This quarterly meeting (usually in July) is the one where the Board sets the next academic year’s tuition. Steve Thank you, Mr Chair, for this opportunity to speak and...
by Chris Reese | Jun 9, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
This week (June 8-11) is the annual AAUP Conference on the State of Higher Education in Washington, D.C. When we began to talk about what is now the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education (CFHE), several of us discussed ways to get the word out about what was...
by Chris Reese | Jun 6, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Last month’s kickoff news conference for the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education was a great success, and the movement continues to generate interest from across the country. Tomorrow APSCUF president Steve Hicks and California Faculty Association President...
by Chris Reese | Jun 1, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
A new APSCUF public relations campaign, “Let’s Stand Together,” is rolling out over the next few months. Our goal is to communicate more effectively to students, parents, stakeholders and policymakers just what APSCUF is all about – APSCUF stands for the highest...
by Chris Reese | May 25, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
I hope you have all seen the news out of the House, which yesterday passed House Bill 1485 – the budget bill. In the House bill, PASSHE’s appropriation is $427.8 million; that’s $75.5 million, or 15 percent, less than the State System received last year. Obviously, a...
