The APSCUF Report, November 2011

November 15th, 2011 at 12:42 pm
November 2011

NOW YOU KNOW:


Update from President Hicks

All of us at APSCUF are concerned with the “future of higher education.” That’s why we’ve been involved with the formation of the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education, which met Nov. 4-6 at UMass Boston. The central issues discussed, beyond the next steps for the Campaign, were student financing, contingent faculty conditions and our relationship with the Occupy movement.

APSCUF representatives joined faculty and staff from 18 states to share concerns and issues and plan for the future. All in all, it was a valuable sharing experience. Many states are facing both the same budgetary pressures and the same educational agendas as Pennsylvania; sometimes, just knowing that makes you stronger.

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