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Jumping Ship?Higher Ed’s Work-Force-Retention Problems Aren’t Going Away
More than half of staff members said they’re at least somewhat likely to look for a new job in the coming year, a new survey finds. -
Labor
Dartmouth’s Basketball Team Wants to Unionize. Watch Out for a ‘Domino Effect.’
If the players are allowed to form a union, other private-college athletes might follow suit. But the process will take a while. -
'Shoved Aside'
A 50-Year-Old Partnership Is Dissolving, Posing a Novel Risk to Tenure
As Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis breaks into two institutions, some professors face an uncertain future. -
Bargaining Boost
‘Extraordinary and Historic’: Student-Worker Unionization Explodes While Faculty Action Stalls
A new report quantifies the sharp growth in collective action by student workers since 2020. -
'A Severe Disconnect'
A Major Scholarly Conference Is On. Here’s Why Hundreds Say They Won’t Attend.
With the American Political Science Association’s conference weeks away, subgroups of the massive organization are dropping out and canceling events to show solidarity with striking hotel workers. -
The Review | Essay
How Stanford Helped Capitalism Take Over the World
The ruthless logic driving our economy can be traced back to 19th-century Palo Alto. -
Pay Daze
Adjuncts Making $100K? Sure, in the Magical World of ZipRecruiter.
A wildly inaccurate rundown of the “highest paying” jobs in higher education elicited a collective scoff online. And it illustrated the confusing morass of pay in academe. -
Academic Integrity
Michigan’s Striking Graduate Students Ask: Where Did These Grades Come From?
As the grading deadline loomed, grad-student instructors allege the university pressured faculty to submit falsified grades. Now the university’s accreditor is investigating. -
Campus Labor
Striking Faculty and Grad Students Secured Big Pay Raises This Academic Year
At these six universities, unions secured double-digit salary increases and other changes they touted as victories. -
Students or Workers?
‘Enormous Surge’ in Unions Reflects Disconnect Between Colleges and Graduate Employees
Five months into the year, grad students at nine institutions have voted for collective-bargaining units, already more than the seven in 2022. Why now? And what does it mean for higher ed?
