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Bundled-up employees strike outside of a building.
Bundled-up employees strike outside of a building.

Labor Watch: St. John’s Axes Unions, CSU Strike Pays Off

March 5, 2026

In the debut edition of Labor Watch, Inside Higher Ed recaps major faculty, staff and graduate student labor activity in February. 

A photo of the University of Idaho campus.
A photo of the University of Idaho campus.
A picture of the Florida Atlantic University sign in front of a campus building.
A picture of the Florida Atlantic University sign in front of a campus building.
A picture of the dome of the Indiana statehouse
A picture of the dome of the Indiana statehouse
A photo of UNC Chapel Hill's campus.
A photo of UNC Chapel Hill's campus.
A no-calculator symbol placed over a campus shot of the University of California, San Diego.
A no-calculator symbol placed over a campus shot of the University of California, San Diego.

Buzzy UCSD Math Readiness Report Failed to Mention Calculator Ban

February 26, 2026

Instead, the authors pinned the change on COVID-19 and an increase in low-income student enrollments. It’s unclear whether they knew about the calculator policy change.

Larry Summers, a white man with short white hair, in a blue shirt.
Larry Summers, a white man with short white hair, in a blue shirt.

Larry Summers Resigns as Epstein Files Fallout Continues

February 25, 2026

Columbia’s Richard Axel also stepped down from his role as co-director of the Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute.

Vitalis Temu, a Black man with short salt-and-pepper hair, speaks at a podium at an outside press conference.
Vitalis Temu, a Black man with short salt-and-pepper hair, speaks at a podium at an outside press conference.

Virginia State Terminates 6 Professors Without Due Process

February 25, 2026

Campus security escorted the professors—five tenured and one tenure-track—to their cars and issued no-trespass warnings. They have received no written explanation for their dismissals.