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A photograph of American Association of University Professors president Todd Wolfson.

The AAUP’s New President Is Not Staying Neutral

Todd Wolfson is pushing the century-old American Association of University Professors to fight higher ed’s detractors and “organize every campus.” But critics say the venerable organization is straying from its roots.

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Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Must Leave Harvard After 8 Years. They’re Calling for That to End.

The university’s contingent teachers unionized in the spring. Before they sign their first agreement, they want administrators to stop limiting their contract renewals.

A photograph of people demonstrating as part of the Boston University graduate student worker strike, holding signs saying things such as "SEIU BUGWU on ULP strike."

7-Month Boston University Grad Worker Strike Ends, but Fight May Not Be Over

The student employees won their first union contract after months of bargaining and then a lengthy walkout. But the agreement, which only lasts three years, doesn’t achieve some major demands.

Grad Workers Unionize at Mount Sinai

Graduate student workers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have voted 218 to 24 to unionize. The...
Jonathan Holloway in a blue suit, white shirt and blue striped tie sits at a table behind a microphone

Rutgers President Stepping Down After Tumultuous Tenure

From a historic strike to pro-Palestine protests and an athletic director’s resignation, the first African American president of one the nation’s largest universities faced controversy atop controversy over the past two years.

Edward Waters U Heads to Trial for Unrecognizing Faculty Union

The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Edward Waters University, a historically Black university in Florida, after...
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Higher Ed Unionization Has Surged Since 2012, Bucking U.S. Labor Trends

The number of unionized grad-student workers more than doubled in just over a decade, according to a new report on higher education labor. Most of the growth came at private institutions, where faculty unionization has also spiked.

A photograph of a crowd of protesters, some holding signs bearing the name of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Student Union.

Should Higher Ed Workers Have to Pay Dues to Unions That Criticize Israel?

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is representing, for free, Jewish academics who don’t want to support a pro-BDS labor organization. But the foundation is trying to score broader wins.