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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. Also included are a pair of schools that are voting to unionize soon.

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Michigan grad workers striking over pay, trans health care

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Teaching and Learning Editorial Tags: Academic Workplace Graduate students Unions/unionization Image Source: The University of Michigan Graduate Employees’ Organization’s Twitter Image Caption: Two types of graduate student workers began striking Wednesday at the University of Michigan. : Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Temple strike ends after grad students accept deal

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Teaching and Learning Editorial Tags: Faculty Graduate students Unions/unionization Image Source: @Kolslaw41/Twitter Image Caption: A Temple University graduate student workers strike rally. Yes In-Article Careers: 3 Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement? :

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Temple yanks health care, tuition benefits from strikers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Temple said its records show that more than 80 percent of the graduate student union members weren’t striking as of Thursday—the day after it emailed the demand to pay tuition. “The withdrawal of a tuition waiver is unprecedented,” wrote Andrew Crook, an American Federation of Teachers spokesman, in an email.

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Community college resource center takes on male retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students often encounter barriers when completing enrollment or financial aid forms—such as needing a parent’s Social Security number or financial information. “There are ways around all of that, but they’re afraid to ask,” Mangino explains. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Therapy mini horses boost student morale

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At Fort Wayne, the horses will be available to community members in the student union. Magazine treatment: Trending: Display Promo Box: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 0 In-Article Advertisement High: 15 In-Article related stories: 3 In-Article Advertisement Low: 0 Include DNU?: No In-Article Careers: 10

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Offering academic flexibility after a campus shooting

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” ‘Cool Heads, Warm Hearts’ Dhriti Marri, an MSU sophomore, lives in a dorm across the street from the Student Union building, a popular hub of student activity with a food court and classrooms, and one of two buildings where the shootings took place. Yes In-Article Careers: 3