Link Roundup – 6 August

Maryland, other states expand lawsuit against Trump administration over AmeriCorps (July 25)

topics: Maryland, universities, federal funding, AmeriCorps, Salisbury University Shore Corps

Howard Community College admits possible labor law violations over poster removal (August 6)

topics: Maryland, unions, community colleges, faculty, Howard Community College, AFT

Enoch Pratt Library union ratifies first-ever contract after two years of negotiations (August 5)

topics: Maryland, libraries, unions, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Pratt Workers United, AFSCME

Local teachers union files grievance against MCPS over non-payment issues (July 29)

topics: Maryland, unions, teachers, compensation, Montgomery County Education Association, Montgomery County Public Schools

Federal Government Reinstates Khan Suri’s Legal Status in Settlement (August 5)

topics: regional, universities, faculty, visa revocations, Georgetown University

Brown reaches deal with federal government to restore federal research funding (July 30)

topics: national, universities, federal funding, Brown University

Columbia and Brown to Disclose Admissions and Race Data in Trump Deal (August 5)

topics: national, universities, federal funding, admisisons policies, Columbia University, Brown University

How Trump’s War on Higher Education Is Hitting Community Colleges (August 4)

topics: national, universities, community colleges, pre-college programs, actions targeting DEI programs

Check your student loan status: Millions could move into default by August (August 4)

topics: national, students, federal funding, student loans, Department of Education

Big College Endowments Post Best Investment Gains Since 2021 (August 4)

topics: national, universities, endowments

Stanford Plans to Cut 363 Jobs (August 5)

topics: national, universities, university employees, Stanford University

All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory (August 4)

topics: national, unions, Culinary Workers Union

‘Give us something fair’: Workers picket outside Boeing facilities near St. Louis (August 6)

topics: national, unions, Boeing, strikes, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers