<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/releases/99-7-25-Negotiations.html" dsn="news_releases"><pubDate>7/25/1999 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>CONTRACT TALKS END WITHOUT SETTLEMENT, MORE SESSIONS SCHEDULED</title><image/><description>The latest round of negotiations between the State System of Higher Education and the union representing its approximately 5,500 faculty concluded without agreement on a new contract.</description><contact>Kevin Hensil, <a href="mailto:khensil@passhe.edu">khensil@passhe.edu</a></contact></item>