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February 20, 2024

FIU Professors Strengthen Their Labor Union After ‘Shock to the System’ From State Purge

Daniel Rivero WLRN South Florida

While tens of thousands of public sector workers have lost their unions since a 2023 law went into effect, the United Faculty of Florida-FIU union is poised to stay alive and stronger than before.

December 24, 2023

Who Is Funding Canary Mission? Inside the Doxxing Operation Targeting Anti-Zionist Students and Professors

James Bamford The Nation

Americans who give money to Canary Mission are potentially committing a serious crime by acting as agents of a foreign power.

December 9, 2021

Editorial: Colleges’ Overreliance on Adjunct Faculty is Bad for Students, Instructors and Academic Freedom

Los Angeles Times Editorial Board Los Angeles Times

As higher education hires more adjuncts, it also relies on them more. Colleges and universities can’t fulfill their teaching mission without them — which gives part-timers more power, if they choose to use it.

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