SB 214-2, the bill enabling post-doctoral scholars be employees without employer contributions to PERS, will take effect January 1, 2018. PSU-AAUP issued a request to PSU to decide to implement the bill and to commence bargaining read more >

Ted Mitchell, a top U.S. Department of Education official during the Obama administration read more >

The Bridge Funding Program is a pilot program created in an LOA in the 2015-19 CBA. The Program aims to provide funding for salaries and benefits for NTTF researchers on soft money who will experience a gaps between external funding contracts to keep them employed. Deadline for the new application window is Septebmer 1, 2017. read more >

In a victory for academic freedom and faculty rights, a California State University, Fullerton part-time anthropology lecturer read more >

PSU's Chief Public Safety Officer Phillip Zerzan will be stepping down from his post on Aug.1 read more >

A University of Oregon student filed a federal lawsuit this week claiming the school violated his civil rights read more >

New study of harassment of graduate students by faculty members suggests that the problem is worse -- both in level of offense and prevalence of repeat offenders -- than many believe. read more >

A class-action lawsuit filed in federal court claims a private debt collection company contracted by Portland State University violated Oregon and federal laws read more >

PSU-AAUP Negotiating Team and Administration will meet in early August to modify the Donated Sick Leave Bank Benefit read more >

New Special Call required for Donated Sick Leave Bank. Donate now please read more >

Faculty who are supervisors can now organize but are still expected to teach, do research and other scholarly pursuits can organize read more >

The University notifed PSU-AAUP of its intention to modify, reduce or eliminate the free streetcar benefit. read more >

In a victory for academic freedom, the administration of Trinity College in Connecticut acknowledged today that Professor Johnny Williams’s social media posts “were protected by academic freedom and did not violate Trinity College policies.” read more >

PSU preserves the free parking benefit for emeritus faculty who are "volunteering," but announced it would charge regular fees to emertus faculty who are employed read more >

We received a response to our information request about those aspects of the implementation plan that appear to be negotiable. read more >

The faculty members have been subjected to intrusive public records requests for e-mails related to their climate-science research. read more >

A majority of Republicans and right-leaning independents think higher education has a negative effect on the country read more >

Fariborz Maseeh already has his name on one building at Portland State University, and now the mechanical engineer, read more >

Michael Dorgan, a 54-year-old known sex offender, was released a year early from Multnomah County custody on May 23. read more >

State lawmakers appear close to approving a $736.9 million budget for public universities that would nearly halve the proposed tuition increases read more >