Link Roundup – 30 July

Howard County faculty union members rally to demand progress on contract talks (June 28)

topics: Maryland, Howard Community College, faculty, university employees, American Federation of Teachers

 

Baltimore County schools agree to new pay raise deal with teachers (July 23)

topics: Maryland, Baltimore County Public Schools, collective action, compensation, Teachers Association of Baltimore County

 

Higher ed commission warned of ‘sea change’ to Pell Grant eligibility, student visas (July 24)

topics: Maryland, universities, students, financial aid, Pell Grants, Maryland Higher Education Commission

 

Trump’s travel ban to delay return to [GWU] campus for dozens of international students (July 23)

topics: regional, universities, international students, George Washington University

 

Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation (July 28)

topics: regional, universities, faculty, university governance, George Mason University, Department of Justice

 

Fairfax court says some Youngkin appointees can’t serve on university boards — for now (July 29)

topics: regional, university governance, Boards of Visitors, University of Virginia, George Mason University, Virginia Military Institute

 

‘Drastic step’: Hundreds of layoffs reported at Northwestern University (July 29)

topics: national, universities, university employees Northwestern University

 

Duke University Probed by Education Department Over Civil Rights Violations (July 28)

topics: national, universities, Department of Education, Duke University

 

Harvard Will Turn Over I-9 Forms for Most University Employees in Response to DHS Inquiry (July 29)

topics: national, universities, university employees, Harvard University

 

US Education Department to revive student loan interest for borrowers in SAVE program (July 10)

topics: national, universities, students, student loans, Department of Education

 

Trump-appointed judge tosses White House lawsuit against labor unions (July 23)

topics: national, federal employees, unions, American Federation of Government Employees

 

Largest US rail union intends to oppose Union Pacific’s buy of Norfolk Southern (July 29)

topics: national, International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers