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PSU-AAUP: we have a lot of fight!

by José Padín, President Our membership is up. Up to 84%!   We have elected a new Vice President for Membership and Organizing, our colleague Jennifer Kerns from the History Department.   Our leadership has seen an infusion of new blood from member ranks in the last year. The “freshman class” includes three members of our Executive Council, Jennifer Kerns (VP Organizing, History) and Amanda Byron (VP Grievances, Conflict Resolution), and John Newton (Councilor, Music); and three members of our Collective Bargaining Team, Michael Clark (English), Theresa Kaimanu (College of Urban and Public Affairs), and Courtney Bailey (Student Activities and…

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AAUP-Oregon is hiring

It's been my honor to serve as AAUP-Oregon's  Executive Director for the last three years, but I am ready to retire.   I have loved getting to work with faculty across the state and put my efforts into building this statewide organization.  It's been wonderful to see the organization grow and learn and build the various parts of our work: legislative, organizing, communications, collective bargaining.  It's also been wonderful working with our partners in the Higher Ed Coalition and thinking together about how to win educator-led, student centered, debt-free higher education in our state. Please spread the word that we…

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