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OSU-AAUP: working in coalition

  Oct 19, 2016     1131 Views     Comments Off on OSU-AAUP: working in coalition  

by Tony Vogt, activist, OSU-AAUP The OSU-AAUP advocacy chapter continues to work closely with The Alliance for a Socially Just University.  This month we are joining with the Alliance and other sponsors in bringing the film "Agents of Change" to OSU, along with co-producer and filmmaker Abby Ginzberg.  

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President’s Column: 2016-17: A Critical Crossroads

  Sep 27, 2016     2055 Views     Comments Off on President’s Column: 2016-17: A Critical Crossroads  

by José A. Padín, President, AAUP-OR   Oregon’s higher education is at a critical crossroads — several, in fact.   As faculty and academic professionals we will be “stepping up our game” to make sure our students, our universities, and the integrity of higher learning and academic work survive some very formidable challenges.   The state of Oregon is facing a looming budget crisis that threatens to take away all of the recent recovery from recession-era setbacks, and then some. Without new revenue, we might face $50 million in cutbacks at Oregon’s public universities, as well as similar cuts across…

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