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Higher Ed Unionization Has Surged Since 2012, Bucking U.S. Labor Trends
The number of unionized grad-student workers more than doubled in just over a decade, according to a new report on higher education labor. Most of the growth came at private institutions, where faculty unionization has also spiked.
‘Red Wedding’: Storied Stanford Creative Writing Program Laying Off Lecturers
The university says creative writing faculty recommended returning its Jones Lectureships to their “original intent” as short-term teaching appointments for talented writers. A lecturer of 20 years said he thinks there’s a “peasants and lords issue” in the program.
Should Higher Ed Workers Have to Pay Dues to Unions That Criticize Israel?
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is representing, for free, Jewish academics who don’t want to support a pro-BDS labor organization. But the foundation is trying to score broader wins.
Boston U Grad Worker Strike Now Longest in a Decade
With fall classes beginning about a week from now, the private institution must reach a deal soon with its student employees—or face further disruption.
When a U.S. Presidential Candidate Is Called a ‘DEI Hire’
The first Black woman to be a major party’s nominee for president is facing conservative attacks on her race. We spoke to an Obama historian about past precedent and today’s differences.
New College of Florida Is Dumping Books—and Losing Professors
The conservative transformation of the institution continues, with gender studies texts being tossed and the faculty chair, plus other professors, taking leave.
AAUP Faces Criticism for Reversal on Academic Boycotts
The American Association of University Professors announced Monday it had dropped its categorical opposition to the tactic. Critics say the organization has changed for the worse, but its new president isn’t backing down.