The Academic Dynasty Dilemma: When Faculty Kids Choose Their Parents’ Campuses
For decades, the halls of academia have operated under a quiet, unspoken tradition: the tendency for faculty and staff members to steer their children toward the institutions where they themselves are employed. This phenomenon, long accepted as a perk or…
The Wage Reckoning: California’s Adjunct Faculty Challenge the Economic Foundations of Higher Education
A seismic shift is underway within the California Community College system, the largest higher education network in the United States. A wave of litigation, encompassing at least five separate lawsuits, has targeted the California Community Colleges…
Arbitrator Overturns Western Illinois University Layoffs, Mandating Reinstatement of Library Faculty
In a landmark decision that resonates across the landscape of American higher education, an independent arbitrator has ruled that Western Illinois University (WIU) violated its collective bargaining agreement when it moved to terminate the contracts of…
