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Labor Watch: Big SUNY Contract Ratified, AAUP Dives Into Politics

Also in July, California State University’s skilled trade workers’ union disrupted a board meeting and Howard Community College’s faculty union filed an unfair labor practice charge.

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About 40 AAUP Michigan Members Attended Meeting on Endorsing Candidate

The AAUP's first-known national-level endorsement of a political candidate has drawn criticism. Some Michigan members have questioned the representativeness of a poll on their feelings.

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Vassar Agrees to Settle Pay Equity Class Action Suit for $5M

Vassar College agreed to a $5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by women full professors who alleged...
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Opinion

Harvard Doesn’t Care About Students

I know, news flash, right?

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Opinion

With the Humanities at Risk, How the Mellon Foundation Sees Its Role

Some may disagree with our emphasis on broadening who shapes the humanities. The real challenge to the field is the decline in overall support.

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Opinion

Critics of the AAUP and the Delusions of Neutrality

The AAUP is not and must not be neutral in defense of academic freedom.

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Florida English Professor Fired for Teaching ‘Political’ Story Sues College

English professor Vinita Prabhakar is suing South Florida State College after she was abruptly fired for teaching a story the...
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Opinion

Keep Strunk & White in the Bathroom and Other Ways to Obsess Over Writing Well

A working writer describes rituals for chasing the tension and surprise that make stories worth reading.