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Cal State System Unionized Faculty to Go On Strike

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California State University (CSU) system employees who are members of the California Faculty Association (CFA) will go on strike next week, starting Monday. The union is asking for 12%-raises, though the school system is offering increases of just 5% after recent negotiations.

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Cal State University Faculty Stage Rolling Strike

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Faculty at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., have launched a series of one-day strikes to demand higher pay and more parental leave for thousands of professors, librarians, coaches and other workers. It’s time to stop funneling tuition and taxpayer money into a top-heavy administration.”

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Cal State Faculty Union Vote to Authorize Strike for Higher Wages and Better Workloads

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Emilio Flores/Cal State LA California State University faculty have voted to authorize a strike, in pursuit of higher pay, lower class sizes, and more manageable workloads, the Press-Telegram reported. CFA members are emphatic that low pay, growing workloads and systemic inequities are not sustainable,” the statement said. “CFA

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CSU to Increase Salary Pay 5 Percent

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We have been in the bargaining process for eight months and the CFA has shown no movement, leaving us no other option. Our overriding responsibility is to manage a systemwide budget in a fiscally sustainable manner,” Freedman continued. “We

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Int’l students left “bewildered” as Australia’s migration debate continues

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“What we’re doing is putting integrity and rigour back into the system. “What we’re doing is putting integrity and rigour back into the system. But the system wasn’t working properly. Now, students coming here is an important source of economic income.

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What can the UK learn from Australia’s University Accord?

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In 2022, and in recognition of similar challenges facing Australia’s higher education sector, the newly elected Labor government established the Universities Accord to outline the path to lasting and transformative reform in the higher education system.

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Insight Into Diversity Honors Legacy of DEI Innovator, Former Board Chair

Insight Into Diversity

His sudden departure leaves a void not only in the lives of his loved ones but also in the fields of higher education, social justice, and diversity advocacy. Christopher A. Metzler, a true visionary in academia, healthcare, and diversity, passed away on Saturday, March 23, at his home in Grenada. Christopher A.