By Jaclyn Pittsley, President – We all may be approaching the point of irredeemable exhaustion as we approach the end of a third semester, or one year, battling the exigencies of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have heard from many members over the last year regarding their concerns about students, their work, workload, performance programs, evaluations, […]

While UUP has not directly consulted with Management at the Chapter level in creating the SUNY Cortland Open Access Policy, we are gratified to learn they have accepted UUP’s position that any Open Access policy should exist entirely as an opt-in program, rather than an opt-out program; additionally, UUP appreciates that participation is not in […]

By Dr. Gigi A. Peterson, History – The COVID pandemic continues to spotlight many problems in our society and its institutions, among them the exclusion of many stakeholders from the decisions that shape their working environments. Some of the frustrations that I, and others, experienced in the past now seem somewhat quaint given our current […]