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Harvard Professors Protest Restrictions on Protests—With Chalk

Five Harvard University professors wielded chalk on campus Tuesday in protest of the institution’s new policy banning chalking and other...

Precipitous Enrollment Drop at Saint Augustine’s

Enrollment at Saint Augustine’s University is down by more than 70 percent over last year, WRAL reported. After a two-week...
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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.

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‘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.

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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.

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Academic Associations Face Critique for Political Statements

A new report from AEI adds to a growing wave of conservative criticism suggesting that academe should avoid taking a stance on contentious issues.

Three students in hard hats and neon vests stand around their instructor, standing behind a row of logs and gesticulating.

A ‘Transformational’ Investment in Maine Workforce Training

A local philanthropy is giving tens of millions of dollars to advance short-term workforce training programs at Maine community colleges.

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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.