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Scholars for a New Deal for Higher Education

@SFNDHE

We are a group of teachers and scholars in higher education who have launched a campaign to demand A New Deal for Higher Education.

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linkhttps://scholarsforanewdealforhighered.org/ calendar_today04-08-2020 15:36:16

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No billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than the least wealthy individuals.

When it comes to combatting inequality, a global minimum tax on the world's billionaires would be a step in the right direction.
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One of our facilitators Lisa Levenstein fighting Academic Portfolio Review at UNC-G.
WVU going thru layoffs after a review.
CT state system preparing for dept closures and mergers after its forthcoming review.
American Association of University Professors CSU-AAUP
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Roosevelt Institute(@rooseveltinst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For decades, big corporations knew they could get away with aggressive tax avoidance strategies because IRS regulators were under-resourced.

The IRS’s audit of Microsoft has the potential to change that.

More in this week's : rooseveltinstitute.org/2023/10/25/the…

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We all have to be ready - multiple states doing these Academic Program Portfolio reviews. We need to know budget / accounting terminology, we need to have a counter-narrative to corporate austerity and right-sizing narratives <$<$<$<$<$<$< Higher Education Labor United (HELU) American Association of University Professors Inside Higher Ed

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We need to cover the basics, to bring you more articles, toolkits, and events like the SFNDHE Forum #1: Dispatches from WVU on 11/1 6pm ET
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Additional comprehensive coverage of the Academic Program Review at UNCG by Ian McDowell in YES! Weekly. Check it out! [1/7]

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$$ Annual Fundraiser $$
We need to cover the basics, to bring you more articles, toolkits, and events like the SFNDHE Forum #1: Dispatches from WVU on 11/1 6pm ET
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What we are fighting: the decades of cuts; the corporate mindset of 'strong finances' while gutting the educational mission; upper administrators more beholden to consultants than faculty, staff and students. West Virginia United SU West Virginia Campus Workers Higher Education Labor United (HELU)

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LEARN THE DETAILS, LEARN HOW TO PREPARE
Nov 1, 6pm EST
DISPATCHES FROM WVU
Zoom: uncg.zoom.us/j/97440433260W… 135 people fired, and now laying off around 170 faculty and staff
Lisa DiBartolomeo and Jessica Wilkerson join facilitator Karma Chávez
Higher Education Labor United (HELU) American Association of University Professors

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The Debt Collective 🟥(@StrikeDebt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEWS: Morehouse College—an HBCU in Georgia—took every dime of debt they had in collections and transferred it to us.

Today, we're announced that we've canceled all of it.

Now, nearly 3,000 people—mostly Black men—can access transcripts and move on with their lives.

NEWS: Morehouse College—an HBCU in Georgia—took every dime of debt they had in collections and transferred it to us. Today, we're announced that we've canceled all of it. Now, nearly 3,000 people—mostly Black men—can access transcripts and move on with their lives.
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JesseKass(@JesseKass007) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just checked the numbers. It looks like losing MathSciNet will save WVU about $10K-$20K per year.

To put this in perspective, WVU higher administration spend about the same amount on private flights *each* *week*

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AAUP-Wright State U(@aaupwsu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“They’re cutting back on faculty and programs, and they’re not doing anything about administrative bloat.' Solidarity with our colleagues at the University of Toledo! buff.ly/46zi4XP

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🎉 AAUW celebrates 50 years of Ms. Magazine! We recently joined the celebration of women's voices and ideas. Thanks for helping AAUW keep the flames alive and the revolution going y. Here's to more years of impact! 📖🥂

🎉 AAUW celebrates 50 years of @MsMagazine! We recently joined the celebration of women's voices and ideas. Thanks for helping @AAUW keep the flames alive and the revolution going y. Here's to more years of impact! 📖🥂 #MsMagazine50
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