Members of the American Association of University Professors demonstrate with students against a tuition raise during a recent Board of Trustee vote. read more >

Though it feels like we just settled a contract, we’ll start bargaining again in May. Things are a little different this time around. As you may have already heard, we have agreed to use an Interest-Based Bargaining negotiation process. Interest-Based Bargaining (IBB) takes a more collaborative, problem-solving approach to contract negotiations. read more >

ONCE upon a time in America, baby boomers paid for college with the money they made from their summer jobs. Then, over the course of the next few decades, public funding for higher education was slashed. read more >

Faculty and staff at Massachusetts's Roxbury Community College protest alleged lack of communication and changes pushed by the institution's president and her administration. read more >

Upcoming events: Speaker Series, organizer trainings, Spring caucus' and Harvest Share. read more >

Former governor drafted legislation before November re-election. read more >

A University of Michigan faculty committee accuses the administration of ignoring instructors’ due-process rights in handling complaints of sexual misconduct. read more >

A scholar who works with LGBT students fears a "brain drain" if the state doesn’t quickly reverse course on the controversial law. read more >

The Portland State Board of Trustees voted 10–2 at the winter term quarterly Board meeting to approve a resolution that outlines a 4.2 percent increase in tuition and fees for resident undergraduates. The increase will take effect Fall 2015. read more >

Wisconsin is now the 25th state to adopt a so-called “right-to-work” law, which allows workers to benefit from collective bargaining without having to pay for it. read more >

An employee of the University of Oregon counseling center says she has been fired for signing a letter criticizing the university for accessing an 18-year-old student’s therapy records — but a university spokesman disputes the claim. read more >

A theater professor fired by Pomona College accuses it of denying her access to students’ reviews of her teaching to hide its own discrimination. read more >

A plea for guidance to help the public handle its concerns about the effects of multitasking on education and family life. read more >

The decision to shutter the college, a women’s liberal arts school in Virginia, has stunned students, teachers and alumnae, some of whom are rallying to try to save it. read more >

Executive Council election results and Spring caucus dates read more >

The American Association of University Professors is deeply troubled that the United Arab Emirates has denied New York University professor Andrew Ross entry to the emirate of Abu Dhabi. read more >

The American Association of University Professors says it is “deeply troubled” that a New York University professor, Andrew Ross, was denied entry to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, according to a statement released on Thursday. read more >

After N.Y.U. professor working on migrant labor issues is barred from entering the United Arab Emirates, questions emerge about implications for faculty at the university's branch campus there. read more >

The United Arab Emirates, where New York University opened a new campus last year, has barred an N.Y.U. professor from traveling to the monarchy after his criticism of the exploitation of migrant construction workers there. read more >

Almost 55 percent of students enrolled at the University of Oregon will not finish their degrees within six years. Largely a result of significant increases in tuition and the difficulty of balancing work and school, many students have had to choose whether or not to leave the university. read more >