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Johns Hopkins Grad Students Successfully Unionize

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students have overwhelmingly voted to unionize. The union is called the Teachers and Researchers United–United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers. “Approximately 3,200 student workers across JHU’s 65 Ph.D. students in achieving personal and professional success.” Hide by line?:

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Temple Grad Students Start Strike

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Bethany Kosmicki, a member of the Temple University Graduate Students’ Association’s negotiating team, said in a news release that “Temple’s administration has repeatedly ignored our demands, refusing us fair pay, affordable dependent health care and increased parental leave.” Hide by line?:

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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Eroding public confidence in higher education. Campuses as America’s next union battleground. Community colleges failing to fulfill their mission. Campuses struggling with a student mental health crisis. Grave threats to tenure. Universities bracing for enrollment about to fall off a demographic cliff.