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A student dining hall worker slices a pizza as other students stand in the cafeteria line

U.S. Has Certified Unions for 50,000 Student Employees

National Labor Relations Board has approved dozens of bargaining units for housing and dining workers, in addition to teaching assistants.

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Opinion

Addressing Election Stress in the Workplace

Miranda Stratton St. Fleur, Shaila Kotadia and Matthew Griffith offer ideas for a trauma-informed approach to support employee well-being in an election year.

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Opinion

Letter From a Child-Free Cat Guy

Craig Wynne calls for adding childlessness—and childfree-ness—to DEI conversations.

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Opinion

Making Employment Agreements for Success

It’s more important than ever that faculty members be thoughtful about and understand the functions and limits of academic contracts, writes Peter F. Lake.

Burnout of Administrative Staff Risks ‘Destabilizing’ Colleges

Research study finds staff members are regularly overworked, resulting in unsustainable model.

Penn State to Pay $704K to Resolve Gender Pay Gap Allegations

Pennsylvania State University will pay $703,742 in back wages and interest to dozens of female employees who alleged they were...
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Supporting Student Support Service Staff

College students say faculty and advisers have a responsibility to help ease their stress. A new white paper identifies systemic ways to build capacity and provide trauma-informed care for personnel and learners.

Former U of Iowa Manager Charged With Allegedly Diverting $1M

The former head of the University of Iowa’s department of physics and astronomy machine shop was arrested Thursday after a...