Our students impressed us immensely during last week’s strike. Their support, spirit, creativity, and solidarity (and many, many snacks and beverages) kept us going during a stressful time. We knew a strike would be difficult for everyone, including our students, but we also knew we had to do it to defend the quality of public higher education our students deserve. We hoped students would see past the tension of the moment and understand we truly had their best interests at heart. And, overwhelmingly, they did. THANK YOU, students!
We’re also thankful for the professionalism of those students who are studying journalism and covered the strike with accuracy and energy. Late Tuesday night, a student journalist contacted APSCUF’s associate director of communications to ask whether the strike had started early. The writer had seen major professional media outlets reporting this and wanted to confirm at the source. Indeed, APSCUF was waiting for the 5 a.m. deadline, and we were proud that our students were using what they’d learned in their classrooms to get the story right.
And, after 5 a.m. Wednesday, they did this without the guidance of their faculty advisers. (Click here to read an article in Chambersburg’s Public Opinion about Shippensburg student journalists’ efforts.)
Here’s a roundup of student coverage (If we’ve missed your reporting, please email , and we’ll add it to the list.):
Bloomsburg
Posts and coverage on Facebook
Coverage in The Voice newspaper
All strike coverage — via BUnow.com
California
On the line at Cal U — CUTV
Posts and coverage on Facebook
Clarion
Faculty union strikes — via The Clarion Call
Students prepare protests — via The Clarion Call
Students join protests — via The Clarion Call
Strike ends — via The Clarion Call
East Stroudsburg
Still no faculty contract — via The Stroud Courier
Tentative Agreement Brings an End to Three Day Faculty Strike — via The Stroud Courier
Faculty strike begins — via The Stroud Courier
Edinboro
All strike coverage — via Edinboronow
Indiana
Strike ends with tentative agreement between APSCUF, PASSHE bargaining parties — via The Penn
Students stand with faculty through first strike — via The Penn
Kutztown
Strike Recap: Faculty head to picket lines — via The Keystone News
Students arrive on campus to striking faculty — via The Keystone News
Faculty strike ends — via The Keystone News
Lock Haven
Mansfield
A page from the Oct. 21 issue — via The Flashlight’s Facebook page
Millersville
APSCUF announces strike — via The Snapper
University will remain open during strike, most operations resume as normal — via The Snapper
For the most part, students stand with striking professors — via The Snapper
#withAPSCUF gains traction on Twitter, other social media — via The Snapper
Second-day student demonstration emphasizes APSCUF support — via The Snapper
Historic strike ended, APSCUF and PASSHE reach tentative deal — via The Snapper
Shippensburg
State system faces challenges despite tentative agreement — via The Slate
Historic strike over — via The Slate
The strike is over — via The Slate
Students demand voice at negotiating table — via The Slate
President hosts forum during strike — via The Slate
Strike continues for second day — via The Slate
PASSHE students to act in solidarity of faculty union — via The Slate
APSCUF, PASSHE remain at odds, no negotiations planned — via The Slate
Faculty strike for contract — via The Slate
Strike deadline draws closer, contract yet to be reached — via The Slate
Shippensburg’s Faculty Union Strikes on Campus — via SUTV
Special strike broadcast, Oct. 19 — via SUTV
Oct. 20 broadcast — via SUTV
Slippery Rock
Strike ends as PASSHE and APSCUF reach tentative contract agreement — via The Rocket
SRU students organize march on campus to support APSCUF — via The Rocket
Students march in support of APSCUF — via The Rocket
Second Day of Strike Photo Slideshow — via The Rocket
Faculty members begin strike after not reaching a tentative contract — via The Rocket
APSCUF streams via Facebook Live after PASSHE leaves negotiating table — via The Rocket
APSCUF members hold rally to discuss strike and deliver petition to President’s office — via The Rocket
Best signs of the strike — via The Rocket
West Chester
Faculty at state universities strike for first time in 34 years — via The Quad
Schools give insight on strike’s effects — via The Quad
Strike ends after three days of picketing — via The Quad
APSCUF strikes at 14 state universities for first time in history — via The Quad