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Higher Education
My Faculty Union Leadership Claims a Win, But Their Compromise Eroded Our Wages
The rank and file of the labor movement must resolve to confront the predatory capitalism plaguing our workplaces.
Campaign to Demonize Palestinian Advocacy Shows Cracks at Columbia and in Courts
The double standards have become stark as leaders fail to condemn a chemical attack against a Columbia ceasefire rally.
I Refuse to Endorse Zionism, So I Am Resigning From My Leadership Position
I have experienced unrelenting pressure from Florida Atlantic University to disavow my anti-Zionist ethical commitments.
California Faculty Association Escalates Strike Actions Ahead of Contract Battle
Demands include paid family leave, gender-inclusive restrooms, rules for expanding workloads and campus police reforms.
Harvard President’s Ouster Makes Visible the Rising Power of the Far Right
The same forces targeting Palestine solidarity work are trying to end all campus discussions of anticolonial politics.
Harvard President’s Resignation Part of Larger War on Education, Professor Says
We’re witnessing a campaign to destroy the U.S.’s capacity to address its past and present, says Khalil Gibran Muhammad.
Ivy League Presidents at Congress Hearing Threw Student Protesters Under the Bus
Not one of the university leaders questioned the baseless premises of many claims, says professor Nivedita Majumdar.
UPenn President Resigns as Right Sets Terms for Repressing Palestine Solidarity
Three university presidents were questioned by Trump ally Rep. Elise Stefanik at a House Education Committee hearing.
Social Worker Shortage Looms If Field Keeps Relying on Unpaid Student Labor
Amid agency budgets cuts and declining social work enrollments, unpaid internships continue to lower the wage floor.
Advocacy for Palestinians Has Been Outright Criminalized, Warns Academic
U.S. students and faculty are facing harsh reprisals for speaking out against Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians.