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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CJU Statement on Racial Justice

CJU stands in solidarity with the Concerned Faculty at Penn State in the fight for racial justice.

Professor Baker’s Legal Defense Fund

Penn State President Bendapudi recently announced her intention to reinstate Professor Oliver Baker and end the AC70 academic misconduct proceedings against him. He has paid an enormous price that includes a year of his life and career, as well as over $30,000 in legal expenses. We are once again asking our colleagues to help defray …

Professor Baker Reinstated!

On June 5, President Bendapudi released a statement to the Chair of the University Faculty Senate communicating her intention to reinstate Professor Oliver Baker to his professional duties and end the AC70 academic misconduct proceedings against him. President Bendapudi contended that while Professor Baker did commit professional misconduct during a pro-vaccine rally on August 17, …

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 …