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Ignoring Bacow's Stance Against Grad Student Unionization
Harvard president was on "wrong side of history" in fighting the unionization of grad students.
Taking a Stand
University of California graduate assistants, postdocs and others stage a mass protest for better pay and benefits, while graduate workers in Illinois celebrate a win and those in Indiana continue striking.
‘A Voice That Needs to Be Heard’
The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers are teaming up to boost faculty say in legislative affairs and in academe’s future.
When Librarians Unionize
Northwestern librarians organize after pandemic-related budget cuts and years of wanting more say in how they work and are compensated.
At Long Last: A Contract for Columbia Student Workers
The university and its graduate assistant and undergraduate student workers agree to a deal to end work stoppage.
How the Pandemic Shrank the Higher Ed Workforce
Colleges employed 4 percent fewer people in fall 2020 than they did pre-pandemic, U.S. data show. Community colleges, service workers and part-time employees suffered disproportionately.
Columbia ‘Simply Cannot Function’
Student workers halted many campus operations Wednesday as part of a weeks-long strike for a first contract. Professors worry about fallout for undergraduates as the semester nears an end, and many blame the university, not the strikers.
Faculty Clash With Duke on Proposed Writing Program Changes
Unionized faculty members in the Thompson Writing Program at Duke University allege that proposed changes are intended to force them out and replace them with nonunionized adjuncts.