The PSA stands in solidarity with our colleagues at The New School
The PSA joins other AAUP chapters at Columbia University, Fordham University, New York University, and The CIty University of New York in support of our colleagues at The New School (TNS) in New York City whose jobs, degree programs and...
PSA Governing Board’s Resolution regarding the “Compact for Excellence in Higher Education”
Unanimously approved on October 9, 2025 The proposed "Compact for Excellence in Higher Education" that the Federal Administration has offered to nine Universities would force those institutions to cede their institutional autonomy, compromise their academic freedom, give up control of their...
The PSA’s Statement concerning events at the September 21, 2023 Board of Trustees Meeting.
This past Thursday, as members of the NJIT community waited to enter the Public Session of the Board of Trustees meeting (being held in the Agile Strategies conference space, within the Central King Building), an NJIT doctoral student was arrested....
Academic Freedom: What is it?
Academic freedom is the right of scholars in institutions of higher learning freely to study, discuss, investigate, teach and publish. Academic freedom applies to both teaching and research. Freedom in research is fundamental to the advancement of truth. Academic freedom...
What is the PSA / AAUP-AFT?
The PSA is the legally recognized Union that represents the employment interests of over 1,100 full-time NJIT employees that includes the tenured and tenure-track faculty, University and Sr. University Lecturers, Academic Administrators, Professors of Practice and Professional Staff from all...
PSA Speaks in Support of NJIT at the State Budget Hearings
On March 26, 2025, the New Jersey State Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, and the Assembly Budget Committee, held public hearings on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 State Budget. The event, hosted by NJIT, was held in its Campus Center...