Plymouth State university http://nhpr.org en Faculty Seek To Unionize At Plymouth State University http://nhpr.org/post/faculty-seek-unionize-plymouth-state-university <p>A Plymouth State University faculty group wants its 174 full-time, tenure track professors to be able to form a union.</p><p>The State Employee’s Association (SEA) filed on behalf of the faculty Monday to hold an election with the New Hampshire Public Employees Labor Relations Board.</p><p>Eligible members would vote to join the SEA later this spring. More than fifty percent approval is needed to pass.</p><p>Supporters of the union, like Associate Professor Scott Coykendall, say that it will improve communication with current and future university administrations.</p> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:43:08 +0000 Alison Kuzmickas 23097 at http://nhpr.org Second Amendment Protests at PSU Get Strong Reaction http://nhpr.org/post/second-amendment-protests-psu-get-strong-reaction <p>&nbsp;</p><p>Two men who had threatened to bring guns onto Plymouth State University&rsquo;s campus triggered strong reactions from members of the campus community.</p><p>The anti-gun-law protesters who accompanied the men sang songs, and engaged onlookers in conversations about the right to bear arms.</p><p>Student Alex Cabeceiras says that he thinks no-one on campus took part in the protest.</p> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:20:30 +0000 Sam Evans-Brown 826 at http://nhpr.org Second Amendment Protests at PSU Get Strong Reaction Free Staters Protest Anti-Gun Rules at PSU http://nhpr.org/post/free-staters-protest-anti-gun-rules-psu <p>Two men who had been threatening to bring guns to Plymouth State University’s campus directed a protest today against the school’s no-firearm policy.</p> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:18:42 +0000 Sam Evans-Brown 824 at http://nhpr.org Free Staters Protest Anti-Gun Rules at PSU