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U. of Illinois at Chicago Faculty Strike for First Contract
After 18 months of trying to negotiate their first union contract, faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago moved...
The First Bitcoin Donation?
The University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash., claims to be the first U.S. institution to receive a donation in...
In Hearing on Athlete Unionization, Northwestern Quarterback Makes Case
In National Labor Relations Board hearings on an unprecedented bid to form a union for college athletes Tuesday, the Northwestern...
Rush Holt, Advocate for Science, to Leave Congress
U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, a former Princeton University physicist who has been an eloquent advocate for scientific research in Congress...
Academic Minute: The Space Program and Environmentalism
In today’s Academic Minute, Charles Venuto of American Public University discusses the connection between the space program and preservation of...
Agreement on Cuts at Bowling Green State
Bowling Green State University and its faculty union have reached an agreement regarding 40 planned job cuts for non-tenure-track faculty...
Economic Impact of Community Colleges
America's community colleges and their students generated $809 billion of income in 2012, which was 5.4 percent of the nation's...
Academic Minute: Island Species and Tameness
In today’s Academic Minute, William Cooper of Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne explains why species that inhabit island are...