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Johns Hopkins Grad Students Successfully Unionize

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“TRU has been around since 2015, and now we are heading into the next stage of our movement to support grad student workers to do the work we came to JHU to do,” said Andrew Eneim, a graduate worker, in a Wednesday union news release. students in achieving personal and professional success. Hide by line?:

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Temple Grad Students Start Strike

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” The union’s news release said, “Temple administration’s current proposal increases the base salary for graduate employees to just $22,500 by 2026.” If a graduate student instructor chooses to strike, the university will assign alternative instructors. Hide by line?:

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Maximising postgraduate experience with student-led initiatives

Teaching Matters Academic Support

The diversity of reasons for pursuing graduate education makes it challenging for universities to offer programmes that meet all the needs of the student population. The class representative works closely with the Programme Director, Engineering School, Student Union and other organisms across the university.

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Why Worry?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It will change higher education forever. Eroding public confidence in higher education. Campuses as America’s next union battleground. Campuses struggling with a student mental health crisis. Many of my own students regard reading a book as too much of an effort. Grave threats to tenure. Former U.S.