Universities are warning staff to prepare for redundancies in the new year as a result of deteriorating balance sheets and lowered forecasts for student recruitment, coupled with the uncertainty of Brexit and sudden shifts in government policy. More...
Udacity Lays Off 125 Employees
By Lindsay McKenzie. Online learning provider Udacity has laid off nearly a quarter of its staff members. More...
You're Fired
By Colleen Flaherty. Professor says she's "terminating" Michigan State as her employer after it ignored her harassment complaints against an administrator and then pursued what she calls cooked-up research misconduct allegations against her. More...
Vives réactions après l'annonce du plan de réduction massive de la voilure de l'AFPA
AAAS Issues Fellow Revocation Policy on Misconduct
By Colleen Flaherty. With professional associations under pressure to do more to fight misconduct by their members, the American Association for the Advancement of Science announced Saturday that its governing council had approved a fellow revocation policy. More...
Beloit Plans Layoffs, Salary Cuts to Fix Deficit
By Emma Whitford. In an email to alumni Thursday, Beloit College announced that it will lay off some faculty and staff and make salary cuts to combat a budget deficit, Beloit Daily News reported. More...
Naval Academy Professor Fired for 'Unprofessional Conduct'
By Emma Whitford. The U.S. Naval Academy fired a tenured English professor for what officials described as “unprofessional conduct,” including inappropriately touching students and emailing photos of himself partially clothed, The Washington Post reported. More...
Licenciement : attention à l’adresse du salarié
Dans un arrêt du 24 mai 2018, la Cour de cassation a confirmé sa jurisprudence antérieure en requalifiant un licenciement disciplinaire en licenciement sans cause réelle sérieuse du fait de l’erreur de l’employeur dans l’adresse inscrite sur le formulaire du recommandé. Plus...
62 positions slated for elimination at WIU
Western Illinois University announced in June plans to lay off two dozen faculty members and eliminate another 62 positions that are either vacant or soon to become vacant. Tri States Public Radio previously reported a breakdown of the faculty layoffs. More...
80 Staff Layoffs at Northwestern
By Emma Whitford. Northwestern University officials announced Thursday that the university will lay off 80 administrative staff to help close a projected budget deficit, Evanston Now reported. Faculty are not affected by the layoffs, and some vacant positions will not be filled. More...