Higher Education

The Looming Student Loan Bubble

For the first time, in 2010 student loan debt exceeded 100 billion dollars. Student loan debt now exceeds credit card debt. Students are...

At U. of Colorado, most revenue from tuition hike goes to top administrators

A revealing story about the fate of most of the money derived from a nearly 10% tuition hike at the University of Colorado: most goes to...

The State of Academic Unionism, Dec. 9, 5:15-7:30

Dear Union Members: I am pleased to announce that on Friday, December 9th, from 5:15-7:30, at Pratt Institute (location TBA), the UFCT...

Huge Nationwide Protests to Support Public Higher Ed

Huge protests took place across the nation yesterday, including in New York State, with barely any coverage in the mainstream media. ...

60% in poll believe colleges more concerned with “bottom line” than education

Here's the article from the New York Times.

CUNY UNION & SUPPORTERS PROTEST BUDGET CUTS

The protest march took place October 28, 2009.

ALL PRATT FACULTY: YELLOW FORMS DUE BY OCTOBER 15

By this time, all Pratt faculty should have received a new Collective Bargaining Agreement and membership materials in their faculty...

Should Faculty Unions Be Looking Beyond Bread and Butter?

In a recent speech , Cary Nelson, the President of the AAUP, called for faculty unions to look beyond the basic necessities (benefits,...

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