To give UW President Young a better picture of our situation, we included personal testimonials from our members in the information package we delivered to him. Here are a few excerpts. 

On Friday, September 27th, representatives of UW English Language Faculty visited the office of UW President Michael Young and delivered an informational packet. This packet contained a letter reintroducing the Union, a summary of facts about the Union, and personal testimonials from many Union members.

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Welfare Fund Notice

Welcome to the new online home of the South St. Paul Teachers Association (SSPTA)!

The purpose of establishing this webpage is to create an online repository of all important news, updates, and documents regarding SSPTA. In doing so, we hope to increase the overall level of transparency within our union while also providing the information and data necessary to enhance the entire membership experience.

News Release

For more information, contact:

Steve Matthews, history professor, UMD
218-726-7544
smatthew@d.umn.edu

Kathleen Adee, Education Minnesota
651-245-6137
Kathleen.Adee@edmn.org

John D. Schwetman
Assistant Professor
Department of English

As educators at a state-funded university, we who teach at UMD have a distinct perspective on the importance of Duluth’s public schools and the consequences for our community that will result from choking off funding for them.

Duluth’s Independent School District #709 is currently in the fifth and final year of an operating levy that provides invaluable to support the functioning of our local schools.

UEA President: Michael Pfau

Here are all the details for Benjamin Ginsberg's (author of the Fall of the Faculty: the Rise of the All Administrative University and Why it Matters) public lecture Thursday evening September 26th at 7 p.m. at the Marshall Performing Arts Center.

Ginsberg does an admirable job of identifying the many challenges facing higher education generally and faculty in particular.

UEA President: Michael Pfau

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