HIGHER ED FACULTY
Gates Surveys Faculty Attitudes
February 11, 2015 / Phil Lesch
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation this week released results from a survey it commissioned of faculty attitudes read more >
February 11, 2015 / Phil Lesch
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation this week released results from a survey it commissioned of faculty attitudes read more >
February 10, 2015 / Phil Lesch
Executive Council adopts Slate of Candidates for 2015 Election read more >
February 10, 2015 / Phil Lesch
Gov. Bruce Rauner, the newly elected Republican who has often criticized public sector unions, took his first step toward curbing their power on Monday by announcing an executive order that would bar unions from requiring all state workers to pay the equivalent of dues. read more >
February 09, 2015 / Phil Lesch
Tuesday Feb. 10th, noon-1pm, Smith 298 read more >
February 09, 2015 / Phil Lesch
Hey legislature, can you spare $1.315 billion? That’s the question that the Oregon Student Association will ask in Salem at its Feb. 12 rally to restore higher education. read more >
February 09, 2015 / Phil Lesch
It's widely acknowledged that adjunct instructors are underpaid, but just how much do they deserve? A new union proposal shocks some, but others say it's appropriate. read more >
February 06, 2015 / Phil Lesch
A Berkeley analysis of disparities by race and gender in faculty salaries raises key questions: Which gaps matter? Why do gaps vary? What can be done to eliminate them? read more >
February 05, 2015 / Phil Lesch
Below is a preliminary list of faculty development blogs and bloggers read more >
February 05, 2015 / Phil Lesch
The National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday ordered its regional officials to reconsider labor disputes involving proposed adjunct-faculty unions at three Roman Catholic colleges in light of its December decision clearing the way for such a union at Pacific Lutheran University. read more >
February 04, 2015 / Phil Lesch
Colleges increasingly turn to full-time, contingent instructors to handle work once done by tenure-track professors, a new study of federal data shows. read more >
February 03, 2015 / Phil Lesch
Thursday, Feb.12, students are invited to join the Oregon Student Association (OSA) for the Rally to Restore Higher Education. The event will take place on the Capitol Steps in Salem. read more >
February 03, 2015 / Phil Lesch
The first National Adjunct Walkout Day is less than a month away on February 25, prompting adjuncts across the country to determine whether they'll be allowed to take part in the protest. read more >
February 02, 2015 / Phil Lesch
See full agenda here read more >
February 02, 2015 / Phil Lesch
Ray has goals. He wants legislators to fund higher education as fully as he feels they fund K-12 schools. read more >
February 02, 2015 / Phil Lesch
The ‘sharing economy’ meets higher education read more >