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Looking back at the UC graduate worker strike (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But the contract was ratified with a split vote , with only about 62 percent of teaching assistants and 68 percent of graduate student researchers supporting the deal, compared to a 98 percent vote earlier in the fall in favor of striking. New contracts take time to implement. This cohort of student workers asked for more.

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Presidential Turnover Crisis in Higher Ed–Solutions and Challenges: The Role of Politics, Policies, Processes, Performance, and Public Relations

The Change Leader, Inc.

Additionally, university presidents find themselves compelled to allocate even more of their time to fundraising efforts, a task that was already demanding in its own right. Similarly, at Chapel Hill, the board declined to grant tenure to a highly distinguished journalist.

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How the Work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These individuals served as organizers, advisors, fundraisers, marchers, and used their knowledge, skills, and positions of influence to advance the cause. This analogy highlighted the disparity between the rights and opportunities granted to white Americans and the ongoing systemic oppression faced by Black Americans.

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President moves: One U.S. Rep, one alumna make for big-time hires

University Business

Some college boards are choosing unconventional candidates for the president position to grant it a fresh pair of eyes and a bold new direction. Ed Muransky, chair of YSU’s nonprofit responsible for overseeing its fundraising, has since stepped down, Ideastream reports. Stepping down Robbyn Wacker – St.