As contract negotiations continue and a potential faculty strike looms ever closer, 25 department chairs and directors from the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences decided to weigh in on…
Second unfair labor charge filed against administration
Last week students may have had a break, but Portland State faculty and administrators remained at the bargaining table. As each bargaining session expired without a resolution, members of the…
The Road to Impasse
With talk of an impending strike reaching a fever pitch, an email last Friday from Portland State president Wim Wiewel told students that spring term courses and graduation dates will…
Faculty and students rally for higher education
Faculty and students combined forces last Thursday to stage a rally in support of faculty in their ongoing contract negotiations. The Portland State chapter of the American Association of University…
PSU full-time faculty union declares impasse, announces Thursday rally
On Monday morning, Feb. 24, the Portland State chapter of the American Association of University Professors reported the declaration of an impasse in their contract negotiations with the PSU administration….
Faculty file unfair practice charge against PSU administration
The Portland State chapter of the American Association of University Professors filed an unfair practice charge with the Oregon Employment Relations Board earlier this month. The charge accuses the PSU…
Students turn out, ideas sprout
Saturday, marked the second annual Student Power Convergence—an event where students came together in Parkway North in Smith Memorial Student Union for a five-hour brainstorm on how to improve Portland…
New Trans Women Student Alliance provides safe space and community at PSU
A new group catering to trans women is now meeting regularly in the Women’s Resource Center on campus. Conceived of as an “affinity group,” the Trans Women Student Alliance encourages…
‘Walk out to save spring term’
On Jan. 30, the Portland State University Student Union hosted a public info session called “There Might Not Be a Spring Term.” Co-sponsored by the Student Action Coalition, Students for…
New city ordinance mandates protected sick time
A new sick time law that was passed by the City Council back in the spring came into effect on the first of January. Voted in unanimously by City Council…
Faculty members take issue with budget deficit
On Jan. 24, Portland State’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors hosted a membership meeting on PSU’s financial situation featuring guest speaker Howard Bunsis, professor of accounting at…