Members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties take part in a faculty union strike at Dixon University Center in Harrisburg, Pa., on Oct. 19. Professors at several state universities went on strike after contract negotiations hit an impasse. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via Associated Press)More than 100,000 college students in Pennsylvania had their education disrupted Wednesday as contract negotiations affecting 14 state universities ground to a halt and professors took to picket lines. After a last-ditch attempt to negotiate before midnight Tuesday, members of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties went on strike at 5 a.m. Wednesday. Just about 20 percent of the faculty continued to teach, said Kenn Marshall, a spokesman for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education.

Source: Washington Post October 19, 2016 21:25 UTC