Faculty and Staff: Page 4


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    What traits make a great college president?

    Top education executives most commonly listed attributes like trustworthiness and resilience as very relevant to their presidencies in a recent study by Academic Search. 

    By Sept. 27, 2024
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    How colleges can close the persistent wage gap

    Experts pointed to pay audits, pay transparency, standardizing promotions and improving workplaces as ways to tackle the issue.

    By Danielle McLean • Sept. 26, 2024
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    3 Western Michigan U faculty unions vote no confidence in president

    The resolution comes amid threats of a labor strike after protracted negotiations over compensation and healthcare.

    By Sept. 23, 2024
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    University of California faces unfair labor charge alleging free speech supression

    Several faculty groups accuse the system of chilling academic instruction and retaliating against those who participated in pro-Palestinian protests.

    By Sept. 20, 2024
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    Temple University strikes tentative deal with faculty union

    The five-year contract would give full-time union employees $10,000 across-the-board raises, the Temple Association of University Professionals said.

    By Sept. 19, 2024
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    UNC System colleges eliminate 59 DEI-related positions

    All 17 of the network’s colleges had until the beginning of this month to comply with the system ban on diversity, equity and inclusion jobs and offices.

    By Sept. 12, 2024
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    Wittenberg University to cut 5 majors, 40 employees

    The Ohio-based nonprofit is eliminating staff and faculty roles as it tries to balance its budget by fiscal 2027. 

    By Sept. 10, 2024
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    Attacks on higher ed could portend Southern ‘brain drain,’ AAUP says

    Almost half of surveyed members saw a decline in applications for faculty positions, and more than a quarter reported seeking jobs elsewhere.

    By Sept. 10, 2024
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    University of Dayton to shed faculty, weigh program cuts

    The private institution has avoided deficits and steep enrollment declines, but wants to maintain ‘relative institutional strength.’

    By Sept. 9, 2024
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    Cal State San Bernardino braces for budget cuts amid $1B system deficit

    With cuts and delays in state higher ed funding, the campus is grappling with a “devastating” budget crisis, its president said.

    By Sept. 6, 2024
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    University of Iowa employee bilked nearly $1M from campus machine shop, audit finds

    A manager of the shop used staff and equipment to do work on behalf of a business he owned, according to a state auditor report.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
  • Rider University cuts student newspaper budget amid wider reductions

    The New Jersey-based private nonprofit has been struggling with declining enrollment and is trying to shrink operating deficits.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
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    Oakland University averts faculty strike with tentative deal

    With negotiations in mediation and a potential work stoppage looming, the Michigan institution agreed to raises for faculty over the next five years.

    By Sept. 4, 2024
  • Two Michigan universities face potential faculty strikes

    Unions at Oakland University and Western Michigan University are pushing their institutions for better compensation amid an uptick in labor stoppages across industries.

    By Updated Sept. 4, 2024
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    UC Santa Cruz turns to layoffs to grapple with $107M deficit

    The shortfall in funds came in worse than projected for fiscal 2024 and is forcing the university to eat into its reserves.

    By Aug. 23, 2024
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    Cornell workers strike on move-in day as other universities reach labor agreements

    Over 1,000 United Auto Workers Local 2300 members went on strike Sunday, saying the university didn't present a fair package and bargain in good faith.

    By Joe Burns • Aug. 19, 2024
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    Over 30 tenured faculty face layoffs under University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee plan

    The institution’s chancellor recommended closing a general studies college that supports two-year degrees.

    By Aug. 15, 2024
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    Western Illinois University to cut nearly 90 faculty and staff roles

    The public institution has been wrestling with rising costs, falling enrollment and a mounting deficit.

    By Aug. 12, 2024
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    3 Columbia employees resign amid texting scandal

    The officials had previously lost their titles over text exchanges that the institution's president said “touched on ancient antisemitic tropes.”

    By Aug. 9, 2024
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    University of New Orleans cuts over 70 positions

    The institution is reducing its headcount, largely by eliminating unfilled positions, as it grapples with a multimillion-dollar deficit.

    By July 31, 2024
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    3 strategies colleges can use to retain employees

    Panelists at the National Association of College and University Business Officers conference shared tips for showing a college's value to workers.

    By July 25, 2024
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    Union files new charges of unfair labor practices against University of the Arts

    The Philadelphia college failed to properly bargain with both laid-off employees and those who were kept to help wind down operations, the union said.

    By July 17, 2024
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    Columbia removes 3 senior administrators over ‘very troubling’ texts

    The Ivy League institution’s president called the exchanges “unprofessional” and said they “touched on ancient antisemitic tropes.”

    By July 8, 2024
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    Hampshire College to cut 9% of employees in restructuring

    The Massachusetts private nonprofit is consolidating institutional services and reducing administrative ranks amid slowing enrollment growth.

    By July 1, 2024
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    Keystone College cuts employees and programs to help save $3.5M

    The private Pennsylvania institution was recently labeled a closure risk by its accreditor. Since then, it has announced a potential strategic partnership.

    By June 27, 2024