As the Wisconsin state legislature attempts to pass legislation standardizing general education requirements, educators warn liberal arts programs could pay the price.
Minnesota
How Academia’s Over Reliance on Contingent Faculty Hurts Workers and Students’ Quality of Education
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Adjunct and contingent faculty make up the majority of instructional staff at colleges and universities today. Faith Ericson explains what that means for these highly qualified and underpaid workers and the role of liberal arts education outside of major city centers.
Minnesota
UMN Grad Workers Express Hope and Urgency as They Gear Up for Union Election
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Over 65% of University of Minnesota Graduate Workers have signed their union cards, an optimistic start after many attempts over the past several decades.
Community
Transition and transformation at the Labor Education Service
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The last two years have been some of the most difficult and transformative in the Labor Education Service’s 71-year existence.
Homepage Featured
Augsburg Staff Vote for a Union
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“For over a year, coworkers have come together to imagine a stronger Augsburg community — a community that values and trusts its staff,
On Campus
Unprecedented Changes Coming to MN State Moorhead
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Faculty and staff at MN State Moorhead are bracing for massive and unprecedented potential layoffs leading to the closure and reduction of departments, primarily in the humanities.
Community
Athletes at the U weigh in On Sponsorship
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Although it’s still uncertain if anything like S.B. 206 will ever make its way to the University of Minnesota, the possibility has some excited for the future of the NCAA while also sparking debate.
Investigative
Popular E-Scooters on U of M Campus Causing injuries, yet Boynton not Fully Tracking Impacts
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The University of Minnesota is seeing an increase in student injuries from the use of rental scooters. This semester alone, as of Sep. 2 up until Nov. 14, there have been 51 of these injuries in urgent care at the university’s Boynton healthcare center.
On Campus
First State House Campaign to Unionize; All University of Minnesota Student Workers
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Fateh’s campaign workers consist entirely of University of Minnesota Twin Cities undergraduate students, with one student who just graduated this month. This marks the first all-student unit to unionize with the Campaign Workers Guild, announced the Guild in a press release on May 21.
Immigration
ICE’s strategy of Targeted Disappearances Ensnares Augsburg University Professor
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Augsburg University Tenured Professor Dr. Mzenga Wanyama received a letter from ICE demanding his presence this Friday, March 9th to review his case and discuss “plans for removal.”