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Wave of Higher Ed Union Strikes Swells Nationwide

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

as workers in the industry demand improvements from their institutions for their ongoing labor. Unions in higher ed may go on strike after months of bargaining and impasse in negotiations on issues and demands from higher ed employees such as wage increases, better working conditions, and reliable job security.

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In downtime alone, ransomware attacks have cost the education sector more than $50 billion since 2018

University Business

Several colleges and universities have already witnessed their fair share of attacks during the second quarter of 2023, including Georgia’s Mercer University, West Virginia’s Bluefield University and Tennessee’s Chattanooga State Community College, Campus Safety Magazine reports.

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Temple University president resigns

Confessions of a Community College Dean

He remained unable to quash students’ and parents’ fears of violence spilling onto campus from adjacent neighborhoods, despite adding campus police and providing grants to area property owners to increase public safety by installing lights and cameras. He also launched an effort to rank off-campus housing based on safety features.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security John Tien and Cardona announced grant funding available for eligible HBCUs that have received bomb threats. But just three days after Lucy Foster enrolled, the University expelled her for her safety. HBCUs In March, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, U.S.

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