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AAUP-Oregon News April 2016

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In this Issue: President's Column by José Padin In the News: the Atlantic: The Pillaging of America's State Universities  Inside Higher Ed: Law suit over quality in online program Chapter Updates: United Academics at UO by Michael Dreiling PSU-AAUP by Leanne Surbulo OSU-AAUP by Tony Vogt  

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President’s Column: Let 1000 Flowers Bloom

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by José Padín, President, AAUP-Oregon Spring in the Pacific Northwest is a glorious time. Nature’s miraculous return to life, after months of latency, cannot but inspire thoughts of gratitude. Coming into full bloom also, for us — the members of AAUP-Oregon — are signs that our work the last year is bearing some wonderful fruit. PSU-AAUP and United Academics bargained strong, forward-looking, collective bargaining agreements for faculty and academic professionals at PSU and UO. These new collective bargaining agreements bode well for the future of quality, equity, and retention of talent in Oregon. The OSU-AAUP chapter has set an example…

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