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'A real gut-punch:' university professors protest funding cuts, added class loads in proposed pact

A real gut-punch: university professors protest funding cuts, added class loads in proposed pact
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Protesters gather outside at Southern Connecticut State University to call attention to a new contract between the Board of Regents and the professors that the professors say will harm students, cut funding and remove academic freedoms.Elizabeth Newberg
Students and faculty at regional state universities are calling on the Board of Regents to walk back recent contract proposals that, they say, threaten to gut the universities.
The proposals include larger class sizes, increased course loads and less department and library funding.
The proposals could also curtail academic freedom by making it easier to fire faculty and harder to appeal those firings, students and faculty said. ....

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CSCU students and faculty push back against contract proposals

CSCU students and faculty push back against contract proposals
Adria Watson :: CT Mirror
CSCU students and faculty protest against the Board of Regents’ contract proposals outside of Central Connecticut State University on Feb. 26.
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities faculty and students gathered outside of Central Connecticut State University Friday morning to protest the Board of Regents’ recent contract proposals, saying the changes could lead to larger class sizes and possibly losing accreditation.
“The BOR must … understand their proposals are developed with union-busting in mind,” said Eastern Connecticut State University anthropology professor Sarah Baires. “And while they might believe they are attempting to build a better CSU system, they are ultimately destroying opportunities for students to be successful and hence undermining the future of the state.” ....

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