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Columbia Administration, Student Organizers Talks Fail

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Columbia University administration leaders and student organizers failed to reach agreement in negotiations that might have included the university’s divestment from Israel.

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Columbia University suspends two pro-Palestinian student organizations

Higher Ed Dive

The Ivy League institution said it’s cutting off funding for the groups, which it accused of repeatedly flouting policies on hosting events.

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Student Worker Organizing Efforts See Drastic Uptick

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Unionization efforts among higher ed student workers have risen immensely, amid an ongoing downward trend in overall workforce union density – the percentage of union members in the workforce, according to a new report from the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies. workers continues to fall. workers continues to fall.

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Understanding SEO and Organic Enrollment Growth

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Organic SEO Drives Tangible Results in Higher Ed When it comes to marketing strategies in higher education, search engine optimization (SEO) often sits quietly in the back of the classroom, patiently raising its hand while flashier tactics like social media and email campaigns hog the spotlight.

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Academic coaches organize student deadlines

Inside Higher Ed

Image: At Wake Forest University’s Center for Learning, Access and Student Success (CLASS), academic coaches help students get organized by translating syllabus deadlines into a comprehensive spreadsheet. The solution: Each semester, the center works with students to create what coaches call a Comprehensive Syllabus.

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Teacher-Run Organization Seeks to Educate Students on Historical Resistance Efforts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two major New York state universities are collaborating with a teacher-run organization seeking to teach communities and students about civil resistance in local history, creating an online platform to display the organization’s curricula and local resistance efforts. The Rochester region is consistently one of the U.S.’s

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Emory Ph.D. Student Workers Unionize, Join Organizing Wave

Inside Higher Ed

student workers have voted to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board announced Tuesday. students a memo Tuesday saying the university “respects the outcome of the vote, and we are committed to bargaining in good faith with the Union as your representative consistent with our mission, vision and values.” students voted.