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Cal State System Strike Begins, Ends in 1 Day
The university, the country’s largest four-year public institution by enrollment, didn’t concede to the union’s demand for a 12 percent raise this academic year.
Washington State U Student Workers Strike, Get Deal
A union representing Washington State University student academic employees announced Wednesday—on the first day of its strike—that it had reached...
Illinois State U Tenured, Tenure-Track Faculty Members Unionize
Tenured and tenure-track faculty members at Illinois State University have unionized. This week, the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board certified...
The Boom in Campus Strikes Is Likely to Continue in 2024. Just Look at California.
From the University of California in late 2022 to Rutgers, Temple, the University of Michigan and now Cal State, the strike wave on campuses isn’t ending.
Are Professors Really Fleeing Universities in Red States?
Some academics have publicly announced resignations, but evidence of a mass faculty exodus from states like Florida is thin, at least so far. Media hyped a brain drain regardless.
California State Union Threatens 1-Week Systemwide Strike
The California Faculty Association says its members will strike from Jan. 22 to 26 across the California State University system...
Columbia Chicago, Long-Striking Faculty Have Tentative Deal
Columbia College Chicago and its union representing part-time faculty members reached a tentative agreement Sunday, possibly ending an unusually long...
Teacher, Adviser, Researcher… Recruiter?
Plummeting enrollments at Evergreen State College put deep cuts on the table. When the faculty volunteered to help recruit new students, the tide began to turn.