Penn State

Penn State faculty recently voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionizing. Paul Clark, a professor of labor and employment relations at Penn State, has worked with unions in Pennsylvania and around the country for more than 40 years. WPSU spoke with Clark about the significance of the union vote at Penn State and how it fits in with what’s happening nationally.

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Penn State faculty voted overwhelmingly in favor of unionizing, in a closely watched decision that could have sweeping implications across the university.

Instructure, the company whose online software was subject to a cyberattack affecting Penn State and other schools last week, said that it reached a deal with the hackers.

Penn State is leasing part of its DuBois campus to Mount Aloysius College, which is based in Cresson, an hour and a half south from DuBois.

Ballot counting on whether Penn State faculty will unionize and become part of the Service Employees International Union 668 is slated to begin Wednesday morning and be finished Friday.

Penn State is one of many schools being affected by a cyberattack on web-based software widely used in higher education. The attack comes as the semester ends and faculty are trying to get their grades in before this weekend’s graduation.

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Penn State’s decision to hire McKinsey & Company to conduct a review of the university’s programs is raising questions, both about the hiring of an outside company and the choice of a consultant known for its past work for Purdue Pharma.

Penn State has hired the consultant McKinsey & Company as part of a sweeping review of operational and academic functions that the university says will allow it to capitalize on areas for growth and identify places for improvement. It comes as the university is already reviewing its undergraduate majors, with plans to phase some out.