“… Borders’s employees negotiated for a year to get a fair contract, and it was only after they went on strike that they achieved their demands — even though Borders had said it was impossible. The Graduate Employees’ Organization negotiated with the University to no resolution for months, until they forced the issue and held […]
Recent U-M grad David Enders has an article in the Michigan Today magazine, distributed to alums by the administration, about his experiences starting an English-language news magazine in Baghdad: “Assignment: Baghdad: How I started a magazine in a war zone, to avoid the post-college job market” The magazine, which has since ceased publication, was called […]
Arm yourself … with argument: “LEO’s Vision of a Better University: What We Want and Why it Matters by Ian Robinson You’ve heard what our proposals are, and you’ve heard how the Administration is responding to them – respectfully, but very cautiously. I think it is relatively easy to imagine how our proposals on job […]
Looking for a snazzy t-shirt, hoodie, pencil, or tote bag? Yes, look no farther than your local Trotskyist-dominated, dogmatic affirmative action group BAM-N, who is selling all of these and more online on their website. Repeat after me: You can support affirmative action and not support BAM-N. In fact, virtually all do! (Thanks to David […]
” … Colleges have been steadily increasing the availability of treatment and counseling, and students have responded. At the University of Michigan, for example, the number of students seeking counseling has risen 22 percent in three years, said Todd Sevig, director of counseling and psychological services. Some college officials see the contradiction inherent in their […]
Through their mouthpiece, the University Record, administrators are urging faculty and students not to walk out on Thursday: “Provosts urge instructors not to walk” See also:> Daily: “Lecturer vote authorizes strike”> AANews: “U-M lecturers’ union to strike” Also, the Ginsberg Center has given the following people awards: Professors Larry Gant, William Schultz, Lecturer John McLaughlin, […]
The University of Minnesota Library has launched a free blog hosting service for its students, faculty and staff. I think a similar program at the University of Michigan would be a great idea, for a number of reasons. I’ve posted about it over at Arborblogs.