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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.
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.
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.
Harvard Students Agree to Drop Suit Over Comaroff’s Alleged Harassment
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.
AAUP Ends Two-Decade Opposition to Academic Boycotts
In 2005, the American Association of University Professors spoke out against this form of protest amid calls for scholars to spurn Israeli institutions. Now, the group says boycotts “can be considered legitimate tactical responses.”
Under New Florida Law, Eight Adjunct Unions Are Dissolved
Like other higher-ed bargaining units in the state, they failed to meet a threshold for dues-paying members championed by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis.