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Yale graduate workers form union after decades of organizing

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Yale’s is one of academe’s longest-running graduate student organizing campaigns, dating back to the 1990s. ” Editorial Tags: Graduate students Unions/unionization Image Source: @33unitehere/Twitter Image Caption: Yale graduate assistants voted to form a union after decades of organizing.

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Our LGBTQ students’ lives and well-being are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help

EAB

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist. I’ve read about LGBTQ+ college student organizations either being dismantled or denied formation. Unfortunately, this was not the case.

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Attending the MLK Civil Rights Lecture at Hope

Hope College Network

Paul encouraged us to join him on his “King year 2016,” by presenting us a “3-point challenge,” which includes the following: Identify who you are Develop some substance Light up the Tower of Hope Now is the time to think about how you view yourself and whether or not your identity is rooted in something other than the surface level.