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Amidst mounting concerns over academic freedom, faculty and students gear up for a national protest against threats to higher education. Read to learn more. ....
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The new unionists think in terms of the organizing drives of the mid- to late-1930s, a near-centurys worth of hind-gazing. Its a perspective that interferes with their ability to act in the here-and-now, a perspective that misses opportunities to reimagine what a union can accomplish. This was the case for the part-time faculty (adjuncts) union at Rutgers University in New Jersey, whose strike recently ended in a major victory. A lucky, and to some extent unanticipated, confluence of factors helped win the clash with management. ....
Gov. Phil Murphy, Rutgers and unions representing striking faculty announced a tentative agreement early Saturday morning to end the weeklong walkout. ....