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Pitt Faculty Ratifies First Union Contract

Faculty representatives at the University of Pittsburgh have ratified the first union contract that sets a salary and wage minimum for workers at the university. The tentative agreement is over two years in the making since the university’s faculty voted to unionize as the USW–Union of Pitt Faculty. Tyler Bickford“We are very pleased to report […]

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Faculty stand in solidarity with uOttawa encampment

A solidarity letter has garnered more than 200 signatures from faculty, librarians and staff. Among dozens of pitched tents and signs on University of Ottawa’s Tabaret lawn, there’s a new addition to the pro-Palestinian encampment: a second porta-potty. But this time, it wasn’t paid for by protesters. “When… [faculty] found out we were paying for

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Report: Minority First-Year Students Less Likely to be Satisfied with College Experience

In their first year on campus, students of color and students from lower income households are less likely to be satisfied with their college experience. And a third feel as though they’ve been discriminated against because of their identities, according to a new EAB report. Michael Koppenheffer The report draws on responses to EAB’s 2024

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Krause Named Dean of William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Amanda L. Krause has been appointed dean of the William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Evansville (UE). Dr. Amanda L. Krause“I am excited and honored to lead the William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Evansville,” said Krause. “I look forward to collaborating

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Thomas Edison State University Partnership Aims at Reducing Nursing Shortage

The Thomas Edison State University (TESU) Accelerated BSN BAYADA Scholars Track at Cooper University Health Care (Cooper) offers an enriched education for nursing students. It is the result of a partnership among TESU, BAYADA Home Health Care Inc., BAYADA Education, and Cooper. At the announcement of the new nursing education partnership (left to right) Wesley

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Inaugural Newsroom Innovation Challenge Supports 10 HBCU Student Newsrooms

Student newsrooms at select historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) can expect thousands in additional monetary support soon thanks to an initiative at Howard University. Members of The Hilltop pose with a check from Howard University’s Center for Journalism & Democracy, from which fund will go toward technology and staff for the newsroom.Elijah Pittman“HBCU student

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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

Christopher Edley Jr., a prominent legal and public policy scholar who co-founded the Harvard Civil Rights Project with Dr. Gary Orfield, died over the weekend. He was 71.Christopher Edley Jr. “Chris Edley was a smart, caring, determined advocate for justice who could move easily and powerfully through the mazes of top levels of law, politics,

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Xavier Cancels UN Ambassador Commencement Address

Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldXavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black college in New Orleans, has cancelled the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s May 11 commencement address amid student antiwar protests. “Everyone’s goal is to have a commencement ceremony that appropriately honors the graduates and their achievements,” said Xavier President Dr. C.  Reynold Verret.  “The vast majority

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