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The AAUP’s New President Is Not Staying Neutral
Todd Wolfson is pushing the century-old American Association of University Professors to fight higher ed’s detractors and “organize every campus.” But critics say the venerable organization is straying from its roots.
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Must Leave Harvard After 8 Years. They’re Calling for That to End.
The university’s contingent teachers unionized in the spring. Before they sign their first agreement, they want administrators to stop limiting their contract renewals.
International University Leaders Convene to Discuss Threats to Academic Freedom
Speakers linked academic freedom and the future of democracy less than two weeks before the presidential election.
Faculty Overwhelmingly Back Harris in November. But They Won’t Tell Students to Do the Same.
Respondents to a new Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research poll mostly identified as Democrats—with only 8 percent supporting Trump. But, aware they’re to the left of their students and states, they’re largely keeping their thoughts to themselves.
7-Month Boston University Grad Worker Strike Ends, but Fight May Not Be Over
The student employees won their first union contract after months of bargaining and then a lengthy walkout. But the agreement, which only lasts three years, doesn’t achieve some major demands.