by Jennifer C. Berkshire When it was time for Eastern Connecticut State student Jonathan Marsh* to evaluate his math teacher last fall, he had no problem identifying what was wrong…
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by Adam Goldstein Incomplete written guidelines and penalties that had not been updated since 2016. Significant turnover and reductions among staff. Changing agency priorities and department probes…
by Luke Macy On Dec. 12 and 13, Miami University administrators and faculty met for a hearing with the State Employment Relations Board in Columbus to determine who could…
by Stephanie Hughs In fall 2021, the academic workforce at community colleges in the U.S. reached its lowest point in nearly two decades, according to a new analysis…
by Nora Scully, the Georgetown Voice “No contract, no peace!” rang throughout the main campus of American University (AU) on Aug. 26. Unionized AU faculty and staff…
Instead of being a great equalizer, higher education is leaving too many Black students behind by Michael Collins. What if higher education isn’t the “great equalizer” after…
Newest California study finds students are 11% less likely to pass an online version of the same class. by Jill Barshay Here’s an unusual case where scholarly…
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced the Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act to…
by P.D. Lesko For two days in early July, around 300 representatives from 75 higher education labor groups came together virtually to hammer out a Vision Plan…
Colleges Used COVID as an Excuse to Slash Staff and Faculty Jobs–While Sitting on Huge Reserve Funds
by Kerry Cardoza As COVID-19 swept across the U.S. last winter and spring, colleges and universities adapted swiftly to the situation. Though it was swift, it was…
