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Following program cuts, new West Virginia University student union says fight is not over

University Business

The movement is part of a wave of student organizing at U.S. colleges and universities centering around everything from the affordability of higher education and representation to who has access to a diverse array of course offerings and workplace safety concerns. Read more from ABC News.

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West Virginia University students push back on program and faculty cuts after $45M budget shortfall

University Business

The West Virginia United StudentsUnion organized separate rallies on campus. They also called for increased spending by the state in higher education, among other things. The post West Virginia University students push back on program and faculty cuts after $45M budget shortfall appeared first on University Business.

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Students push back with protest against planned program and faculty cuts at West Virginia University - LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY, Associated Press

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West Virginia University students staged a walkout Monday to protest the proposed elimination of academic programs and show support for faculty and staff whose jobs are being targeted as the university addresses a $45 million budget shortfall.

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Rutgers University Unions Go on Strike After Year of Failed Contract Negotiations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Three unions representing approximately 9,000 Rutgers University faculty and staff went on strike Apr. This was the first educator strike in Rutgers history, according to the unions. Phil Murphy urged university and union bargaining committee representatives to meet in his office Monday, according to a statement.

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Strikes and unions: Graduate students marshal their forces nationwide

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Herbert, executive director of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. Herbert cites the cost of graduate student labor to be a leading catalyst to this trend. Herbert cites the cost of graduate student labor to be a leading catalyst to this trend.

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Florida’s Anti-DEI Actions Hit Hard for Alumna and Mom of Recent Grad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thirteen positions, 15 administrative appointments for faculty, the chief diversity officer role, and DEI contracts with outside vendors — ALL GONE. The same campus that recruited, supported, and welcomed me as a first-generation college student in the 1990s would likely be ill-equipped to do the same today. Dr. Susan D.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

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John Hope Franklin Award was created in 2004 to pay tribute to Franklin, a historian, writer, educator, and humanitarian who made significant contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the 20th century. Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union. During her 23 years at the helm, more than $1.25

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