 |
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
"Many, many years ago one of my English TA officemates noticed that a student wrote 'writhing' instead of 'writing.' We spent the rest of the afternoon inserting 'writhing' into textbook titles ('Writhing with a Purpose') and other phrases like 'technical writhing.' My favorite: 'writhing across the curriculum.'” --peg
Herding the 'Escape Goats': Contest Sends Up Epidemic of Student Howlers
North Carolina A&T State Earns NSF Grant for Engineering Research
The award marks the first time that a lead institution in this program is a historically black university or college.
College of William and Mary Hires Interim Chief as President
W. Taylor Reveley III was previously dean of William and Mary’s law school.
Cuomo Reported to Be Planning New Student-Loan Lawsuit and Agreements
After a long silence, New York’s attorney general is preparing a lawsuit against one student-loan company and is nearing agreements with about a dozen others.
Southern Cal Deletes Muslim Scripture From Web Site Following Complaint
The scripture, from Islamic texts knowns as hadiths, had appeared on the Web site of a Muslim-student group on the campus.
Palin Attended 4 Colleges in 5 Years to Earn Diploma
The Republican vice-presidential pick, Sarah Palin, attended four different colleges over five academic years before earning her bachelor’s degree.
Palin Attended 4 Colleges in 5 Years to Earn Diploma | 185
Professor Suspects UCLA Is Illegally Using Race in Admissions Decisions | 40
Cutthroat Competition for Textbook Sales Pits UMass Faculty Members Against Bookstore | 37
Southern Cal Deletes Muslim Scripture From Web Site Following Complaint | 31
British Publisher Will Release Controversial Novel About Muhammad's Bride | 18
Athletics
Community Colleges
Government & Politics
Information Technology
International
Money & Management
Northern Illinois
Research & Books
Short Subjects
Students
The Faculty
Prior days' news: By date | Search
This week's print issue
Back issues: By date | Search
March 6, 2008
No Collective Bargaining This Year for Maryland TA's and Adjuncts
Graduate teaching assistants and adjunct professors at Maryland’s public universities will have to try again next year to get state lawmakers to back collective-bargaining rights for them.
Legislation that would have allowed the TA’s and adjuncts to negotiate their pay, benefits, and teaching workloads has failed in the Maryland General Assembly, The Washington Post reported today.
The legislation, introduced in the House of Delegates by Del. Barbara A. Frush, a Democrat, never made it out of the Appropriations Committee. And Sen. Jamin B. Raskin, a Democrat who sponsored the bill in the Senate, said he planned to withdraw it, the newspaper said.
According to the Post, legislative analysts said the University System of Maryland estimated the costs related to union negotiations with the graduate students at $1.3-million. “We’re in tough times economically, so any bill with a hefty fiscal note is dead on arrival,” Mr. Raskin told the Post. He said he hoped to reintroduce the legislation next year. —Audrey Williams June
Posted on Thursday March 6, 2008 | Permalink |
Previous: Student-Aid Advocates Back Lenders on Loan-Subsidy Provision
Next: Berkeley to Seek Restraining Order Against Animal-Rights Protesters