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Where is the Chancellor: What is his vision for PASSHE?
Chancellor John Cavanaugh sits on the Governor’s Commission for Post-Secondary Education. He testifies annually in front of both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees about the State System’s budget request. He is the leader of State System and should be its...
APSCUF offers binding interest arbitration to PASSHE
Yesterday, I sent a letter (via email and paper) to Chancellor Cavanaugh offering binding interest arbitration to settle the outstanding issues in faculty negotiations after the currently scheduled sessions end in November. It set a deadline for acceptance of October...
APSCUF and PASSHE negotiations teams fail to agree on retrenchment language
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 in...
PASSHE cancels negotiations meeting scheduled for Friday, September 7
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 save the...
Negotiations meeting ends due to concession demands
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 $300,00-500,000 per year...
APSCUF president attends education forum at the White House
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...
GOP Platform is Detrimental for Public Higher Education
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...
APSCUF’s stance on CAEL
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 answer some...