Nice piece Inside Higher Ed about my white paper @aaup 'Manufacturing Backlash.' The report examines the partisan mega donors behind the culture war legislation attacking higher education. Check it out.
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Local news matters. Informed civic engagement matters.

A ‘Great Misalignment’ Between Credentials and Jobs
Many future jobs won’t require a bachelor’s degree, according to a new report. But institutions aren’t offering credentials in the right fields to meet labor market demand.
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New Retirement Benefits a ‘Massive Win’ for Employees

Louisiana lawmakers passed a bill to give faculty and staff more time to choose a retirement plan. They hope it will help keep “the best and brightest” in state. #HigherEd bit.ly/3wV7MEU

The Uvalde Leader-News is raising $25K to offset our portion of the salary for Sofi Zeman, our Report for America corps member. Sofi joined our team on July 10, 2023, and has written hundreds of stories on education and crime for the ULN. Donate: tinyurl.com/RFA-ULN

The hearing is over but you can relive it here:

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Rep. Ilhan Omar Columbia University .Jessica Blake stepped out of the chamber to speak with faculty and staff representatives. The hallway crowd was about a quarter of the size it was before the hearing. Many of the union members had moved to an overflow room upstairs to view the livestream.

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I’m headed back to Capitol Hill this morning for another round of House Committee on Education & the Workforce hearings. Today’s panel features UCLA, Northwestern and Rutgers University.

Stay tuned as Katherine Knott 🤷‍♀️(on bsky.social), Josh Moody and I will be covering it live for Inside Higher Ed:

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As the school year winds down, some #campus #protests continue. Stay tuned in to Inside Higher Ed for roundups on the latest events across the country.
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