"What we are probably going to be facing over the next few years is a huge restructuring of our higher education system," said Paul Cottrell, head of policy at the University and College Union, which represents faculty members.
New York State United University Professions, the union that represents faculty at the State University of New York, has been trying to understand the reasoning behind these exams.
This anthropological principle is very much in play for the future of public higher education in Pennsylvania, where the union that represents faculty and coaches at the 14 state owned universities (APSCUF) has gone on strike--for the first time in its 34-year history.
The union representing faculty members at the University of Hawaii reached agreement with the state today on a two-year contract, ending one of the two strikes that have kept students from kindergarten through graduate school out of class since April 5.
The union representing faculty members, which has been supportive of the student protests, announced last week that members had voted to authorize a rolling strike at campuses statewide after efforts to reach an agreement on a contract stalled after nearly two years of negotiations.
In New York State, the Pearson evaluated edTPA portfolio is a requirement for teacher certification, despite the fact that its legitimacy is constantly challenged by teacher educators and the union representing faculty in the state university system.
We have been in contact with several attorneys around the state, and have received support from numerous including the T.J. Reddick Bar Association, who has agreed to represent faculty and students who peacefully protest and are subject to retaliation by the university.
Barbara Bowen, president of the union, the Professional Staff Congress, which represents 22,000 faculty and staff members, said the honorary degree was the latest episode in which Mr. Wiesenfeld had inserted himself inappropriately in university activities.
Alexandra Tracy-Ramirez is a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project and is an attorney who represents students, faculty or school staff in cases involving discrimination, harassment and other Title IX violations.
Frederick G. Floss, acting president of United University Professions, the union that represents SUNY faculty members, said, "The full funding for these new faculty lines in the budget would be a major investment in SUNY's future".
The United Federation of Teachers represents the faculty at eight charter schools, two of which the union runs.
