June 4, 2010. Administration sought to replace faculty member with grad student instructor, Arbitrator's decision states that administrators "improperly used a performance evaluation that included anonymous complaints in making the decision" to terminate employment.

June 3, 2010. Despite continued attacks from FL legislators in key political positions, faculty and their allies prevailed! This past year we: 1) Defeated a 3% salary cut, 2) Defeated all 30 bills limiting pensions and health insurance subsidies, and 3) Defeated the SB6 assault on teacher tenure

June 2, 2010. Bill would have lowered annual DROP accrual rate from 6.5 to 3.0 percent for workers entering program after July 2010.

June 2, 2010. A 15% deferred pay plan brings FAU president's recently negotiated salary to almost $400K--excluding bonus.

May 25, 2010. SUS Chancellor Frank Brogan touts New Florida initiative, state's biotech industry, legislature's support of public higher ed.

May 22, 2010. Most of the state's public universities subsidize their athletics with mandatory fees that have increased dramatically over the past ten years.

May 14, 2010. The legislation would reduce the interest rate by over 50% for those entering DROP on or after July 1, 2010.

May 14, 2010. Arbitrator poised to determine whether University administrators violated as many as 12 articles of CBA, FSU attorney states FSU had to layoff faculty "due to budget constraints," UFF counsel argues layoffs were made indiscriminately.