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Students or Workers?‘Enormous Surge’ in Unions Reflects Disconnect Between Colleges and Graduate Employees
Five months into the year, grad students at nine institutions have voted for collective-bargaining units, already more than the seven in 2022. Why now? And what does it mean for higher ed? -
Advice
Why Is There No Training on How to Teach Graduate Students?
When you follow the graduate-school money, it leads to faculty offices, not student needs. -
The Review | Opinion
The Fight Over a Berkeley Library Is a Fight for the Future of Higher Ed
Two visions of the university are clashing. It’s clear which side is winning. -
Student Labor
Striking U. of Michigan Grad Students Aren’t Submitting Grades. The University Wants Faculty to Fill In.
Some professors say asking them to grade students they haven’t taught is a violation of their academic freedom. University officials say they’re trying to minimize harm to undergraduates. -
The Review | Opinion
The University of Michigan Demands Flattery for President — While Crushing Labor
The administration wants a nice little poem for the president. -
Advice
‘Help! My Dissertation Supervisor Is Smothering Me!’
Advice from an academic-productivity expert on how to cope with poor advising from your mentor. -
Campus Labor
Stanford Told Faculty Not to Publicly Share Opinions on a Grad-Student Union Drive. Then It Reversed Course.
The now-deleted guidelines raised questions about the role of faculty members in graduate-worker unionization efforts and had implications for academic freedom. -
Law and Power
At Harvard, Details About the Handling of a Harassment Case May Spill Into Public View
Graduate students sued Harvard last year, alleging it failed to protect them from sexual harassment and retaliation. The case, and the public pressure on the university, has not let up. -
Advice
Why Doctoral Programs Should Require Courses on Pedagogy
The case for paying far more attention to developing teaching skills in graduate school. -
Academic Labor
A Six-Week Strike Yields a Big Pay Raise for Temple’s Grad Students. But Rifts Remain.
The six-week walkout will end if union members approve a tentative agreement. But some at the Philadelphia university say the deal won’t fully resolve the recent unrest.
