By Elizabeth Redden. A Palestinian refugee student who was initially denied entry to the U.S. to attend Harvard University came here with the help of the Hope Fund. The program is helping more than 50 Palestinian students attend U.S. colleges this year. More...
Des films d’animation pour s’informer sur les chiffres clés de l’emploi et la formation en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Treize épisodes, dont un générique sur la Nouvelle-Aquitaine et douze déclinés par département, présentent les métiers exercés en région, le marché du travail, les emplois occupés et la formation professionnelle et technologique. Plus...
Etude Insee sur les métiers du commerce et de l’artisanat commercial
Selon l’Insee, en 2018, la moitié des 3,5 millions d’actifs du commerce et de l’artisanat commercial exerçaient des métiers spécifiquement commerciaux. Les autres exerçaient des métiers relevant de l’artisanat, de l’industrie, de la logistique, de fonctions support ou de la santé. Plus...
University of New Mexico Faculty Vote to Unionize
By Colleen Flaherty. Full- and part-time professors at the University of New Mexico voted to form a union affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of University Professors, they announced late last week. More...
UVA Adopts New Gen Ed Program
By Colleen Flaherty. The University of Virginia’s arts and sciences faculty voted to approve a new general education program -- the first major update to the undergraduate curriculum in more than 40 years, the university announced. More...
Between a Rock and Title IX
By Colleen Flaherty. Professor says Goodwin College fired her for refusing to reveal the identity of a student who confided that another professor wanted sex in exchange for better grades. What kind of confidentiality does Title IX allow for. More...
Where Research Meets Profits
By Colleen Flaherty. Recent allegations of copyright violations against a professor who shared his own work on his website spark debate about ownership and whether peer reviewers should be paid. More...
CUNY Contract Deal Means Big Raise for Adjuncts
By Colleen Flaherty. The City University of New York and its Professional Staff Congress faculty union reached a tentative deal on a five-year contract that increases pay for adjuncts by 71 percent, they announced Wednesday. The agreement also allows adjuncts to take more time to advise and work one on one with students and to engage in professional development. More...
St. Petersburg College Adjuncts Unionize
By Colleen Flaherty. Adjunct faculty members at St. Petersburg College in Florida voted, 269 to 187, to form a union affiliated with Service Employees International Union, they announced this week. More...
Peer Pressure
By Colleen Flaherty. Arizona State graduate student says that even after the professor who abused her left campus, her fellow students continued to harass and blame her for the disruption to their careers. More...