While the University of California has come to an agreement with one of its three striking unions–the postdocs–the other unions remain on strike. Fundamentally, this is a straightforward i
The collapse of the humanities is most certainly not only about Barack Obama’s direct attack on them while he was humping the STEM fetish through his eight-year term. But I am glad this Post pie
This story got a lot of attention when the job ad was announced, but I am glad it is getting real media attention now. The job posting for an assistant adjunct professor at the University of Californi
Faculty are going to have to lead the fight for the continued exploration of complicated and controversial issues in our research because feckless administrators will cave to right-wing members of sta
The hedge fund that runs a large institution of higher education treats its workers terrible. The graduate students recently went on a short strike. Harvard is now trying to force its students to self
As I can tell you personally, faculty having a union can make all the difference in the world. You should have one too, whether you are faculty or in some other job. And here’s the thing–e
The ridiculous attacks on Critical Race Theory are by people who have no idea what it is but have discovered a fun catchphrase to describe their outrage over the teaching of actual history instead of
At the core of all policing in the United States is pure, unadulterated racism. Lots of white liberals don’t want to believe this. But the historical evidence in favor of this point is pretty ov