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Wave of Higher Ed Union Strikes Swells Nationwide

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Saba Waheed, research director of the UCLA Labor Center, cited decades of declining investment in higher ed.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As researchers, practitioners, and healthcare workers reflect on the events of the last two and a half years, programs related to public health have become a priority at many colleges and universities. Understanding the social justice component, four professors at Sacred Heart University — Drs.

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The Technology Behind Biometric Building Access Controls

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Educational institutions are using biometrics to protect facilities such as residence halls and research facilities that store highly sensitive information. In addition, universities are shifting physical security responsibility from public safety and law enforcement teams to IT departments.

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Partnership aims to bring Head Start to community colleges

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” The organizations also plan to secure more funds to start pairing programs with colleges and helping get more of these rare collaborations off the ground. ” She emphasized that researchers and advocates for parenting students have been pushing for a concerted effort to bring Head Start programs to campuses for years.

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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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Political tensions erupt at Bakersfield College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Catherine Jones, a professor of occupational safety and risk management and a member of the institute, whispered to Garrett when the students walked into the room. Garrett said he joined the committee because his research focuses on ethnic studies and he thought there should be more discussion about campus diversity initiatives.

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Monthlong Temple strike enters possibly pressing week

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“The strike grew when they cut benefits,” said Bethany Kosmicki, a striking research assistant on the union negotiating team. At the end of the release, TAUP also mentions TUGSA’s continued lack of a contract and ongoing public safety concerns. “People are just as strong as ever out here,” she said.