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Boston U. Residence Life Workers Strike, Joining Grad Students
Boston University, three weeks into dealing with an ongoing graduate student worker strike, saw Residence Life workers join the walkout...
Nontenure Track Harvard Lecturers and Researchers Unionize
Nontenure track employees who teach or conduct research at Harvard University voted last week to unionize, creating a new bargaining...
Black Scholars Face Anonymous Accusations in Anti-DEI Crusade
Since right-wing firebrand Christopher Rufo helped bring down Harvard’s president, at least seven more scholars—most of them Black—have confronted accusations of plagiarism or research misconduct spread by conservative media.
University of Kentucky President Proposes to Strip Faculty Body’s Power
Eli Capilouto released a “draft of principles” Wednesday that would dissolve the University Senate and replace it with an advisory group.
Boston University Graduate Student Workers Strike
Boston University graduate student workers began striking Monday, calling for better pay, improved health care coverage and guaranteed childcare subsidies...
Arizona GOP Bill Would Stifle Faculty Power in Governance
The legislation, nearing passage, would bolster the power of presidents and regents while reducing faculty members to merely “consulting” on governing, academic and personnel decisions.
Florida Law Threatens to Defund, Disband Higher Ed Unions
Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation last year threatening to decertify unions if fewer than 60 percent of bargaining unit members paid dues. Faculty unions are threatened but not yet erased.
Rutgers Unions Sued Over Strike; Case Seeks National Impact
A junior is suing Rutgers University faculty, graduate student, postdoctoral associate and counselor unions that struck in April 2023—plus their...