From our colleagues at PSU-AAUP:
On Tuesday, October 15th, the majority of non-tenure track faculty at Portland State received notice of layoffs. Instead of doing its work to invest in students and workers to grow Portland State, the Board of Trustees and Administration think they can cut their way to “financial sustainability.”
Instead of investing in the workers at PSU, Administration and the Board’s priorities are in the wrong place. They are spending creative thinking, advocacy, and political capital to fund over $300 million into concrete and steel – a new fine and performing arts building – all the while handing down senseless cuts of $12.5 million to the mission critical aspects of the University – teaching and learning.