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Showing Up for Tax Justice

  Jun 19, 2017     1846 Views     Comments Off on Showing Up for Tax Justice  

by Ashley Bromley, Executive Director Over the past month, AAUP-Oregon members have made their way to Salem to lobby, rally, and testify in support of increased revenue and investment in education. Alongside our partners in the Higher Education Coalition, we held a lobby day on May 24th. The lobby visits paired faculty, staff, and students into teams to meet with legislators to discuss the importance of revenue generation and the negative effects that tuition increases and cuts will have on faculty, staff, and students. We also met over lunch with Representative Diego Hernandez and the Governor’s Chief Education Officer and…

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Farewell to Kevin!

  Jun 19, 2017     2797 Views     Comments Off on Farewell to Kevin!  

by Ashley Bromley, Executive Director Kevin Dugan began his employment with AAUP-Oregon after working with PSU-AAUP to mobilize faculty around an impending strike. As AAUP-Oregon Organizer, Kevin worked on the successful PSU Graduate Employees' Union organizing campaign and has helped build the strength of the AAUP advocacy chapters across the state.  We are excited for Kevin as he embarks upon new adventures. Kevin's departure means that we are hiring for a new AAUP-Oregon Organizer. The Organizer will play a vital role in building AAUP-Oregon’s membership, defining key issues, increasing the diversity of our membership, creating and sustaining coalitions, mobilizing members, and winning…

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