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MSU Tenure-Track Faculty Look to Unionize

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Michigan State University (MSU) tenure-track faculty have launched a public unionization campaign to gain more influence in administrative decision-making, The State News reported.

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Breaking the Silence: Mental Health and Trauma on Campus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was coincidental that the American College Health Association’s (ACHA’s) Gun Safety Task Force met shortly after the Michigan State University shooting earlier this month on Feb. Dr. Keith Williamson, co-chair of the ACHA Gun Safety Task Force and medical director at the Vinson Health Center at Midwestern State University.

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Why HBCUs Need Campus Abolition (And The Rest of Y’all Too)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Davis III An unidentified staff member—who was not directly involved in the incident according to news reports—called campus police in response to an argument between the student and her professor at the professor’s request. Dr. Charles H.F.

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UMich Graduate Employee Union Goes on Strike After Months of Negotiations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

29 following five months of negotiations, The Detroit News reported. A GEO rally took place on campus Wednesday morning, with hundreds of students, undergraduate and graduate, in attendance. GEO represents approximately 2,300 graduate student instructors and staff assistants. Yet, many students seemed to be attending classes.

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Here are 2 new campus safety measures colleges are buying into

University Business

With classes now well underway this fall for the majority of institutions, colleges and universities are looking to optimize their students’ success, especially among first-year students. But institutions are also looking to optimize campus safety amid a wave of stark reminders about how necessary it is.

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

University Business

Led by many first-generation college students and those receiving financial aid in the state with the fewest college graduates, members say they want to usher in a new era of student involvement in university political life. The movement is part of a wave of student organizing at U.S. Read more from ABC News.

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Good news! Current students believe their degree is worth the cost

University Business

While higher education enrollment continues to decline and the trend of high school graduates opting to join the job market instead increases, one report reveals that students who do decide on college aren’t regretting it. Only 8% of currently enrolled students believed their degree’s value did not match it.