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April Update: United Academics of University of Oregon

by Nathan Whalen, Executive Vice President, UAUO Many of the issues that United Academics and our members are facing in recent times are related to challenges to internal governance and an erosion of local control.  There has been a robust debate concerning attempts to implement a campus-wide system of metrics to gauge “excellence” regarding research productivity. The admin has asked all units to provide them with a list of journals and publishing houses in their fields that are considered acceptable by the unit. The intention is that each faculty member’s CV can be compared to the unit’s publications list and…

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April Update: Portland State University-AAUP

by José Padín, President, PSU-AAUP This year the full-time faculty and academic professionals at Portland State University will be celebrating the 40th birthday of our union and professional association, PSU-AAUP! 40 years strong and more vital than ever! About 85% of us are full members (that is over 1,100 unionists!), and our union makes a difference in the lives of one and many, literally every day. On any given week: We successfully challenge irregularities in evaluation, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure review processes. A faculty or academic professional would suffer irreparable harm to their career if no one was here to…

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