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Governor Recommends Budget with Funding for Part-Time Faculty Health Care

AAUP Oregon, Last week, the Governor released the Governor's Recommended Budget (GRB) for the 2021-2023 biennium. The GRB is only a recommendation; the Legislature will be tasked with the difficult work of arriving at a final budget for the biennium. Nevertheless, the GRB gives us some insight into the likely funding levels of important social services, including higher education. AAUP Oregon joins our Higher Education Coalition partners in applauding the Governor for recommending $10M in funding to provide subsidized health insurance benefits to part-time faculty. AAUP Oregon has worked for several years to pass legislation that would extend access to…

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Election Results & Future Work

AAUP Oregon,  I write to you in the midst of a long and stress-filled election week. While the outcome of the presidential race is becoming clearer as election officials work to ensure every vote is counted, we are turning to the work that lies ahead.  We now have a clear sense of the makeup of the Oregon Legislature (more below). We have already begun the work of introducing ourselves, our association, and our issues to more than a dozen new state legislators. In the months ahead, we will join with our Higher Education Coalition partners to champion a legislative agenda that…

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