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

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The movement is part of a wave of student organizing at U.S. The union called the move to eliminate 8% of majors and 5% of faculty a failure of university leadership to uphold its mission as a land-grant institution. Read more from ABC News.

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

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The West Virginia United StudentsUnion organized separate rallies on campus. Students were encouraged to wear red in honor of the red bandanas West Virginia coal miners fighting to unionize wore during their march on Blair Mountain , the largest armed uprising in the United States since the Civil War.

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Strikes and unions: Graduate students marshal their forces nationwide

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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.

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

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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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Bringing Greater Impact

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Students organized Black student unions demanding more African American studies courses, Black faculty and staff,” says Canton. Canton, who is also an associate professor of history, hired two faculty members in year one. Last year, he hired another faculty person. there were protests on campus.

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