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United Academics at UO: working for racial justice

by Michael Dreiling, President, United Academics United Academics members are active on many fronts this spring. We are hosting a panel on faculty diversity April 18 at 3:30pm in 117 ED to discuss how universities today claim to embrace diversity, yet rarely do we see this realized in practice. Indeed, institutional imperatives and policies often seem to work against diversification rather than for it. What are the barriers to creating faculty diversity and how can they be overcome? What role should administrators and faculty play in achieving this goal?  All faculty, administrators, and students are welcome to join us for…

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PSU-AAUP: We have a contract!

  by Leanne Serbulo, VP Collective Bargaining PSU AAUP After spending ten long months at the bargaining table, we finally reached a tentative agreement. On March 15th, at the end of a marathon, twelve-hour session, PSU AAUP and the administration signed-off on a four-year contract. In a high turnout election, our members overwhelmingly voted to ratify the agreement. The new contract makes significant progress on some of the longstanding issues faculty and academic professionals have faced at Portland State University. In our previous contract negotiations, we settled just days before we were due to go out on strike. While that…

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