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Opinion

Imagining More Sustainable Higher Ed Careers

Genia M. Bettencourt, Lauren N. Irwin and Rosemary J. Perez offer strategies for achieving more sustainable careers even as they call for a deeper reimagining of roles.

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Higher Ed Unionization Boomed Under Biden. Will That Change Under Trump?

Graduate student labor ranks have swelled since 2020, and they joined faculty and other university workers in historic strikes. But the coming Republican federal takeover could threaten that growth.

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Giving Thanks

Building a culture of gratitude on campus can help shape a learning community for the better, M’hammed Abdous and Annette Finley-Croswhite write.

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Law Faculty Are More Racially, Gender Diverse Than Ever

However, first-generation students and graduates of less selective law schools still struggle to break in, according to a new study.

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Academic Assistants, Unite!

Academic assistants can better support one another—and their institutions—when they connect, members of the Connecticut College Faculty Administrative Support Team write.

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Opinion

Advocating for Authenticity

Evan J. Walsh suggests reflective questions to ask of yourself—and your students—to bring about greater personal and professional fulfillment.

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Professors Say Indiana U Has Stopped Enforcing Late-Night Protest Ban

The university implemented the curfew in August, after pro-Palestinian encampments. Protesters who’ve been purposefully violating it say IU has suddenly stopped, but a spokesperson says the policy hasn’t changed.

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The AAUP’s New President Is Not Staying Neutral

Todd Wolfson is pushing the century-old American Association of University Professors to fight higher ed’s detractors and “organize every campus.” But critics say the venerable organization is straying from its roots.