Is the Penn State Budget Crisis Real?

Dear Colleagues: Over the past year, Penn State administration has cited a $140-million deficit projection in the FY23 general funds budget to scrap plans for a Center for Racial Justice; make unilateral changes to our healthcare; slash some unit budgets to unsustainable levels minus any transparency or faculty involvement in shared governance processes (see, for …

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Open Letter to President Bendapudi

Re: Dr. Oliver Baker's AC70 Termination Process Dear President Bendapudi, In 2018, you took a courageous stand against racism in response to John Schnatter’s repeated demonstrations of anti-Black bigotry. You removed the Papa John name from the University of Louisville football stadium and Schnatter’s name from a program in the UL business school. Now, in …

Fact-Checking President Barron

On August 12, Penn State President Eric Barron sent an open letter to the Penn State community that sought to both explain the university's COVID-19 policy and justify its decision not to implement a vaccine mandate, as over 700 other U.S. universities have done. Click here to read our detailed response: Fact-Checking President Barron's Open …

Open Letter Regarding PSU’s Fall 2021 Covid Plans

Please read and sign onto our open letter to the Penn State Administration and Board of Trustees regarding the university's Fall 2021 Covid-19 plans. Click here for the link. We also strongly encourage folks to read some of the comments posted by Penn State faculty, students, parents, and community members who signed the letter: Testimony …

Petition Regarding the PSU Presidential Search

Please read & sign the petition to include more faculty and students in the search process to find a new President for Penn State University. Click the image below for the link. https://www.change.org/p/penn-state-presidential-recruitment-and-selection-committee-hire-a-penn-state-president-from-higher-education