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Strikes and unions: Graduate students marshal their forces nationwide

University Business

He believes that graduate students have increasingly assumed the brunt of teaching and research responsibilities compared to tenured faculty, and, according to one of his articles , the employment growth of graduate students was triple that of tenured faculty. They didn’t really consult anyone. 31 and Feb.

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Temple Grad Students Start Strike

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Every other Temple employee contributes part of their salary toward health care and prescription insurance. The union] members would continue to receive free tuition for their programs of study, on average, valued at about $20,000.”

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Temple strike ends after grad students accept deal

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Graduate student workers will also get a $500 one-time payment. The university will also start paying 25 percent of health insurance premiums for graduate student workers’ dependents. Last month’s rejected agreement would have provided $1,000. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Offering academic flexibility after a campus shooting

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“We also talked with other schools who had been through similar tragedies, and they experienced something similar to what we did—that is that many students were feeling strongly that they wanted to come back.” ” “Students will have the entire semester to make that decision,” he added.

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Making financial wellness a priority for student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A freshman could learn how to create a budget, reduce debt, avoid credit card traps and navigate the dangers of peer-pressure spending, whereas a senior could learn about choosing a health insurance policy and investing. 1 skill identified by the interviewed financial aid professionals as a necessary skill for undergraduate students.