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Campus Labor
Striking Faculty and Grad Students Secured Big Pay Raises This Academic Year
At these six universities, unions secured double-digit salary increases and other changes they touted as victories. -
Students or Workers?
‘Enormous Surge’ in Unions Reflects Disconnect Between Colleges and Graduate Employees
Five months into the year, grad students at nine institutions have voted for collective-bargaining units, already more than the seven in 2022. Why now? And what does it mean for higher ed? -
Academic Workplace
A Professor at New College of Florida Quits in Dramatic Fashion. Here’s Why He Felt He Had to Go.
In an interview, the college’s faculty chairman said he publicly resigned in a board meeting after deciding that the newly installed trustees weren’t interested in listening to students. -
Student Labor
Striking U. of Michigan Grad Students Aren’t Submitting Grades. The University Wants Faculty to Fill In.
Some professors say asking them to grade students they haven’t taught is a violation of their academic freedom. University officials say they’re trying to minimize harm to undergraduates. -
The Review | Opinion
The University of Michigan Demands Flattery for President — While Crushing Labor
The administration wants a nice little poem for the president. -
Modern Strategy for Higher Education
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Campus Labor
Stanford Told Faculty Not to Publicly Share Opinions on a Grad-Student Union Drive. Then It Reversed Course.
The now-deleted guidelines raised questions about the role of faculty members in graduate-worker unionization efforts and had implications for academic freedom. -
Labor Activism
Rutgers’ President Threatened to Take Striking Instructors to Court. Then He Walked It Back.
The news came as thousands of faculty, graduate employees, and clinicians walked off the job on Monday, amid a standoff over salaries and workers’ rights. -
The Review | Opinion
Academic Service Is Intellectual Labor
Equity and fairness depend on giving all work its due. -
The Review | Conversation
At Many Universities, Organized Labor Is Treated With Contempt
Too often, unions are stonewalled, disrespected, and dismissed.