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05.17.24 – Support and protect the exercise of free speech and academic freedom on campus

Dear Oregon State University community,    Earlier this week, student activists began an extended protest demonstration by establishing an encampment on the Memorial Union quad.  Now that an encampment is underway, I strongly urge Oregon State University’s administration to support and protect the exercise of free speech and academic freedom on campus in no uncertain […]

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8.18.23 Agreement Reached on the Creation of the Professor of Teaching Category

Dear Colleagues, Your bargaining team met with the administration’s team on Thursday, August 17 and signed a Letter of Agreement (LOA) on the creation of a new Professor of Teaching category. Background  The Faculty Senate voted to recommend creation of this new fixed-term professorial category, which includes a majority of duties in instruction but also includes an expectation

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7.20.23 Agreements on Paid Leave Oregon, External Letters for Promotion, and Other Updates

Dear Colleagues, Your bargaining team met with the administration team on July 10, 2023, and the two parties concluded an agreement on the implementation of Paid Leave Oregon that secured important protections for bargaining unit members. Read on for more details on this agreement and additional UAOSU updates. Our agreement ensures that no bargaining unit member seeking paid family and medical leave will be obligated

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