Trends we can work with: Higher Ed in 2015

Trends we can work with: Higher Ed in 2015

I'm sure 2014 in higher ed was different from 2013, but right off I can't think of how.  The nation continued its permanent public university austerity...

I Will Not Work as a Strikebreaker: (UPDATED) Grad Strike Ends with Agreement 12/10

I Will Not Work as a Strikebreaker: (UPDATED) Grad Strike Ends with Agreement 12/10

 by Matthew Dennis, Professor of History and Environmental Studies, University of Oregon After a year of negotiations, the Graduate Teaching...

The Impact of Tuition Hikes on Undergraduate Debt

The Impact of Tuition Hikes on Undergraduate Debt

The November UC Regents meeting featured a battle of the paradigms between administrative and student accounts of student finances.  UC Office...

Wild Day at the UC Regents: The Stakes of the Tuition Wars

Wild Day at the UC Regents: The Stakes of the Tuition Wars

Finally it wasn't about the money today but about the decline in quality.  And it was the students who explained the core issue as getting affordable...