PSU AAUP

03/09/2026

Excellent op-ed from a current PSU student!

Discover the impact of state tax breaks on New Hampshire's education system. Students and teachers face challenges as funding cuts threaten opportunities.

01/08/2026

Sharing our members' perspectives on recent facultuy reductions at Plymouth State University:

Separation Incentive Programs or Reductions in Force in Higher Education: A Faculty Perspective Annette M. Holba, Professor of Rhetoric,...

01/08/2026

Sharing our members' perspectives on the recent faculty reductions at Plymouth State University:

“My faculty union threw a party to mark the departure of a large group of faculty in PSU’s latest Separation Incentive Program. I had decided not to speak. …. But I felt I MUST ta…

01/01/2026

PSU Faculty + Staff celebrate the start of 2026!

01/01/2026

12/26/2025

Sharing our members’ perspectives on the recent faculty reductions at Plymouth State:

At the end of October I received confirmation, along with sixteen other full-time tenured faculty at Plymouth State University, that we had been approved to accept a “Separation Incentive Package” …

12/26/2025

https://www.keenesentinel.com/news/local/smaller-programs-grouping-suspending-keene-state-college-nh/article_941b5f76-8690-4d50-9e9b-ef1561b0dd6b.html

A local college in Keene NH is discussing grouping or placing smaller programs on hold, which it says is a routine part of academic planning

04/16/2025

We urgently want and need your participation and engagement! A selection of hot and cold refreshments will be provided, and the agenda will include a review of our activities in the past year, along with votes to approve the budget and member dues for the new year.

03/29/2025

https://www.wmur.com/article/house-budget-cut-university-system-new-hampshire/64325038

Citing a tough budget environment, New Hampshire lawmakers gave initial approval Friday to a two-year, $50 million cut to the state university system.

03/10/2025

According to students are organizing a protest against possible cuts and have invited faculty to join.

Many faculty may be wondering what their rights are in these types of situations. We direct you to The USNH Policy Manual- section 8 Political Activity Regulations:

8.6 Participation of Faculty members in political action is governed by paragraph 1 (B) of the 1940 Statement of Principles of the American Association of University Professors that reads:

8.6.1 "College and university teachers are citizens, members of a learned profession, and officers of an educational institution. When they speak or write as citizens, they should be free from institutional censorship or discipline, but their special position in the community imposes special obligations. As scholars and educational officers, they should remember that the public may judge their profession and their institution by their utterances. Hence they should at all times be accurate, should exercise appropriate restraint, should show respect for the opinions of others, and should make every effort to indicate that they are not speaking for the institution."

We are not allowed to strike, so do not cancel class to attend. Otherwise, we'll see you on the Alumni Green!

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