The number of non-academic administrative and professional employees at U.S. colleges and universities has more than doubled in the last 25 years, vastly outpacing the growth in the number of students or faculty, according to an analysis of federal figures.
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Humanities Ph.D.s are daring to enjoy their “regular” jobs, and the definition of academic success is changing. Sort of.
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A PSU-AAUP member properly arranged pregnancy leave and to extend leave with an unpaid leave of absence to care for the new born.
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A new hire responded to an advertisement for a 12 month, 1.0 FTE fully benefited position with employment commencing July 1, 2014.
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An Academic Professional received a calendar invite from their supervisor for a meeting that included Anne Lewis, from HR. She was advised it was a meeting where an oral reprimand with a notation to file would be imposed.
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We reached agreement in principle on the on this difficult grievance that should bring the most senior instructional designers back to work, and favorable monetary settlements for the other instructional designer and the Program Administrator 1.
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We are pleased to share we reached agreement on the reduction of pay of academic professional based upon the inappropriate use of Article 17 Section 5.
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We are pleased to share that we reached agreement on the ECTC.
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Bureaucracy and pricey campus amenities push up costs, former Labor secretary Robert Reich says.
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At tomorrow's convocation (3:00 in the Smith Ballroom), let's show our solidarity as the academic year gets underway.
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Adjunct faculty members at the College of Saint Rose, in New York, have voted to unionize
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If Oregon enacts a program to give free community college to some or many young adults who want it, it wouldn't actually be free for students.
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Faculty members on the University of Hawaii’s Manoa campus voted on Wednesday to censure the system president
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When our Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was ratified in spring term of 2014, it contained two Letters of Agreement (LOA), one for a Task Force on Family Friendly Policies and one on Academic Quality. We need support on both Task Forces!
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Part-time lecturers at Eastern Michigan University are protesting a decision by its administration to delay their first paycheck.
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The finalized and revised Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2013-2015 has been released
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PSU-AAUP summer update and caucus dates
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The search for a new president of the University of Oregon will be a marked departure for the school, conducted largely in private and run largely by the chairman of the new board of trustees.
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A doctoral program proposed at Georgetown University includes preparation for nonacademic careers. But critics say it would cheapen the degree.
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Reporters at The Chronicle share the trends they see as the growth of the work force transforms the professoriate.
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