Ransomware Criminals are Targeting U.S. Universities
by Nir Kshetri As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to climb, government and higher education leaders have been focused on doing what it takes to protect campus communities from the global pandemic. But college and university leaders…
Presidents’ Panel: How COVID-19 Will Change Higher Education
Here, the presidents of three universities answer six critical questions about the future of higher education as its being reshaped by COVID-19. Beyond just moving online, how is COVID-19 forcing colleges to change? Walter M. Kimbrough,…
At Boston U. Faculty Petition for Option to Choose Whether to Teach Online or Face-to-Face
by Chloe Liu Boston University’s current plan for the Fall semester has received criticism stemming from a perceived lack of consideration for faculty, as it does not currently offer an option for professors to teach remotely. In response…
NEA Claims With Government Bailout, 153,721 Education Jobs Projected to be Lost Could be Restored
McConnell’s wait-and-see tactics put students in limbo as states grapple with reopening plans by Staci Maiers If the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic isn’t answered with immediate, additional funding for states and…
To Protect the Jobs of Australian Casuals, Union Calls for Across the Board Staff Pay Cuts
by Jess Harris, Kathleen Smithers and Nerida Spina The National Tertiary Education Union this week struck an agreement with universities that no ongoing university staff member would be stood down involuntarily without pay. This deal is…
In Online Courses, Lecturer and Student Relationships Matter Even More
Teaching students online isn’t about pontificating on a stage, it’s about developing meaningful relationships
by Kate Roll
Universities have changed how we teach in at least one important way: we’re now online. It is now becoming…
UC Berkeley: Hundreds of Lecturers now Excluded from Hiring Freeze
UC Berkeley officials abruptly changed course and will exclude more than 750 lecturers from a campus-wide hiring freeze, which went into effect April 1 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The move, announced Wednesday in a letter from…
UC Chancellor Promises No “Career Staff” Layoffs—Excludes Lecturers From Promise
by Janelle Salanga UC President Janet Napolitano and the 10 UC chancellors will be taking a voluntary 10% pay cut during the 2020–2021 UC fiscal year, which begins on July 1, Napolitano said in a May 18 press release. It’s the latest…
At Elon College Faculty Union Pushes to Protect Non-Tenured Faculty
Elon University’s faculty union, Elon Faculty Forward, proposed their “Humane Budget” to the university in early May. The proposal outlines how the union wants the university to protect non-tenured faculty in light of the coronavirus…
Rutgers PT Faculty Union: College Will Lay Off 15% of Adjuncts
by Bob Markin Amid national health and economic crises and during nationwide demonstrations against racial injustice, Rutgers University is choosing to fire its most vulnerable campus workers, a coalition of 19 campus unions said in a…
