CJU Statement on Penn State Vaccine Mandate

We welcome the news of a vaccine mandate for University Park faculty and staff. We have seen that mandates increase vaccination levels at other institutions, and any step to make our community safer is a good one. However, this announcement is coming quite late. Many of our faculty, staff, students, staff, and community members have suffered …

Teach-Out(side) Oct 4-7

Members of the Coalition for a Just University will be taking part in a TEACH OUT(SIDE) event from October 4th through 7th (Monday through Thursday) to continue to advocate for a vaccine mandate, increased testing, enforcement of masking in buildings, and safety precautions at all large Penn State events. With rising Covid cases and hospitalizations …

Statement Regarding Sept 3 Racial Incident

The Coalition for a Just University (CJU) joins the authors of the “More Rivers to Cross” reports and the local chapter of NAACP in questioning both Penn State’s apparent failure to treat the recent attack on a Black employee as an incident of racial harassment and violence, and the laxity of charges filed against the …

CJU Science Team Covid Projections (2021)

The CJU-PSU Science Team has conducted new Covid-spread simulations for the Penn State University Park (UP) campus using an epidemiological model. This model accounts for the presence of vaccinated individuals. It was used to evaluate alternative scenarios within the COVID-19 testing capacity at UP compared to the administration’s current COVID-19 plan. There were three key findings: …

Seven Mountains Central Labor Council Supports CJU Faculty!

The Seven Mountains Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO represents affiliated labor unions in Centre, Mifflin, and Huntingdon counties. On August 21, Seven Mountains published a letter supporting CJU efforts to organize for a safe workplace and condemning the administration's unlawful threats of retaliation. This solidarity statement was also tweeted by State Representative Scott Conklin, who publicly …