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Faculty Voices: Dear Governor
J.N. Musto's Final Testimony for the UH Board of Regents Meeting on August 20, 2015
- UH Board of Regents Meeting August 20, 2015 Testimony Pertaining to Agenda Item VIII.B.1 On behalf of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, I will once again speak to the organization of the University of Hawaii System and its relationship to the various campuses. I have spoken on this topic many times before, and I [...]
Legislative Action Center
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Principles of UH Faculty
Proposed Reclassification of Community College Faculty
- Excerpt from the Executive Director's report to the Board of Directors on August 26, 2006.
Resolution on Non-Permanent U.S. Resident Faculty
- UHPA President Mary Tiles' letter to UH President David McClain regarding the status of foreign faculty appointed to tenure track positions.
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UH Rescinds Return To Work RequirementJuly 24, 2021 - 5:38 pm
UHPA’s Negotiations Team has been working with UH over the recent weeks regarding policies concerning returning to work. These discussions, now being lead by Vice President for Community Colleges (VPCC) Erika Lacro are beginning to yield fruitful results and good collaboration, most recently noted by UH President David Lassner announcing that “The previously announced […]
Terminated Tenured Position Fiasco Gets National AttentionJuly 23, 2021 - 5:02 pm
We came across “Hawaiʻi Legislature Terminates Tenured Professor’s Position” over at TheScientist that is worth reading, though if you’ve been following our Monday Reports, there’s nothing new in there. That said, it’s got some good quotes from UHPA Executive Director Christian Fern, among others like: “When has the legislature turned into the employer? Is it […]
Possible paycheck deduction error on EUTFJuly 19, 2021 - 4:37 pm
You may have a DAGS Error on 7/20/21 Paychecks on EUTF calculations The below is excerpted from an email sent to EUTF trustees. If you have any questions or concerns UHPA recommends you do as directed below and contact EUTF directly. Late last week we found out that DAGS made an error on the 7/20/21 […]