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‘An incalculable loss’: Hampshire College to close doors after fall semester Massachusetts liberal arts college laments ‘heartbreaking reality’ and says financial pressures to blame

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‘Heartbreaking reality’: Hampshire College announces transition to closure - The Boston Globe The announcement marks the end of another tumultuous chapter in the ongoing saga of the liberal arts school.

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Firm recommends changes at UConn to address low faculty morale, overburdened staff, inefficiencies The UConn president said that layoffs were not part of the organizational assessment.

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Deal reached for 45,000 Connecticut state employees with 2.5% raises The fourth year of the contract includes a reopening clause for the next contract.

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UConn faculty call out closure of small programs, say they fear bigger cuts ahead University of Connecticut’s continued evaluation of small programs with low enrollment is troubling several university professors who say that the review process lacks transparency, may impact majors,...

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A CT university has a plan for an athletic training center. It could lead to teeing up or trouble. Neighborhood opposition is clear driving down the road with lawn signs trumpeting against the plan.

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Dr. Tom Alter, Labor Historian Speaking Event

Join us on April 8th at 10am in the student union room 325 to hear Dr. Tom Alter talk about Academic Freedom and The Power of Labor.

'Wrong direction': UConn faculty decry ongoing reduction process, with more programs at risk So far, more than a dozen programs have already been approved for closure, suspension or consolidation as part of the review process.

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Florida bans sociology from core curriculum at state universities For years, Republican lawmakers and education leaders have argued that sociology — especially high-enrollment introductory courses — has been overtaken by progressive ideology

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President of the Latinx Studies Association David J. Vázquez at a press conference. He wears a yellow shirt and sunglasses.

An individual holds a cardboard sign reading “Hands Off Ethnic Studies.”

An individual stands in front of a group of people holding a cardboard sign that reads, “You Can’t Erase Us!”

📣 Today the Latinx Studies Association condemned the closure of the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at UTAustin. LSA Pres. David J. Vázquez emphasized the need to protect MALS in the “birthplace of our profession, of our field.”

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The cost of a contender: UConn basketball's revenue and spending surge The Huskies are bringing in more money from ticket sales — and spending more on its star coaches.

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I’m an NYU Contract Professor. This Is Why We Plan to Strike. For years, NYU’s administrators have casualized the school’s teaching force, many of them artists, by creating a second tier of full-time contract faculty.

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Hundreds of Connecticut state employees, critical of lagging contract talks, rally in state Capitol On Monday, the legislative Appropriations Committee will hold a public hearing on proposed contracts with the Connecticut Employees Union Independent.

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Ohio State University president resigns over ‘inappropriate relationship’ Walter ‘Ted’ Carter Jr says he ‘made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership’

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RALLY DATE MOVED!!
March 12th 5:00
Recruit, Retain, Reinvest Rally with SEBAC
Join the UConn-AAUP & UCPEA and our statewide coalition of unions for a rally at the State Capitol in Hartford to fight for fair contracts and strong public services with the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition

Happening now: #union members join their students, admin & muni electeds in urging lawmakers & the governor #ProtectOurKids by taking action to #FixTheFormula, resist harmful #privatization. #StandUpCT @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @afthighered.bsky.social @aaup.org @ctforall.bsky.social

Reality of cuts to UConn research funds emerges. ‘There’s just this aura of awfulness’: professor. In addition to funding availability, the federal government has limited the ability of researchers to receive reimbursement for indirect costs.

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Opinion: No rest for the part-time at CSCU All workers -- including part-timers at CSCU --deserve paid sick days and job security while recovering from illness or a catastrophic personal event.

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UI African American, Gender Studies faculty prepare for program closures University of Iowa faculty in African American Studies and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies are preparing for closure of their programs following a review of "low-enrollment" degrees and majors ...

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Why are so many academics in the Epstein files? It’s not just about money | Christopher Marquis In a university ecosystem that breeds hunger for status, Epstein made scholars feel like celebrities

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UConn, CSCU advocates condemn state funding 'disaster,' demand more dollars for public higher education in CT Connecticut public higher education institutions face massive budget shortfalls in the upcoming fiscal year.

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US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault Union coverage slightly increased last year even as White House tried to eliminate contracts for thousands of workers

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Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...

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Happening now: @uconnaaup.bsky.social, #BackusNurses leaders urge lawmakers on #CTGeneralAssembly’s #HigherEd cmte to stopgap x’d federal Grad PLUS loans, empower RNs & #HospitalStaff to seek advanced careers. #TheCTDifference @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @afthealthcare.bsky.social @aaup.org