by Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt | Aug 17, 2026 | Adjunct Faculty, education, Higher Education, humanities, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Op-Ed, Student Debt
If education is indeed the great vehicle of social and economic mobility, then higher education is no longer delivering the promise of the “American dream.” In fact, this “dream” has become a fiscal nightmare. Colleges and universities saw 9,000 job cuts and buyouts in 2025, and several college closures, mergers, and looming budget crises have already been announced in 2026.
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by Eleanor J. Bader | May 2, 2026 | Adjunct Faculty, Connecticut, education, faculty, Higher Education, Interview, labor, Labor Organizing, Maine, Massachusetts, National Labor Relations Board, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, NLRB, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, shared governance, solidarity, Students, Unions, Vermont
When East Coast members of Higher Education Labor United (HELU) got together in January, they set their sights on developing a national plan to improve working conditions for university and college faculty and staff, enhance learning conditions for students, and build lasting partnerships with local communities to promote the common good. Together, they drafted a document called the Amherst…
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