We Reprise “State University, Inc.: Episode Three.”
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Author Archives: Ryan Griffis
Family & Medical Leave: A Union Makes a Difference
Keeping up with professional commitments at a large research university can be daunting. Writing, publishing, teaching, grading, advising and professional development demand significant investments of time and energy. But many […]
What is the Campus Faculty Association?
As we start the 2012-13 academic year, welcoming new students, faculty and staff, we want to take a moment to introduce—or reintroduce, as the case may be—ourselves. We are an independent […]
Contingent Imaginations
When I expressed doubt about the job market to one colleague, she advised me, with total seriousness, to “re-evaluate what work means” and to consider “post-work imaginaries”. This quote from […]
Being Clear on Pensions
A recent article in the News Gazette discusses the State Legislature’s failed attempts to pass any pension reform bill, describing the failure as one rooted in conventional political differences. House […]
The Power of Two: Leveraging Academic Senates and Faculty Unions
A recent blog post by Professor of Asian Studies, Teri Yamada, takes on questions about the compatibility of faculty senates and unions. She presents a concise argument that faculty unions […]
May 23 event on Tax Fairness in Illinois
SEIU invites you & yours to a presentation on Tax Fairness in Illinois: Wednesday May 23, 7-9pm University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign IL 61820 Why can’t our State pay its bills? […]
State University, Inc. Episode Two
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State University, Inc., Episode One!
A new, original comic strip State University, Inc. by Damian Duffy and David O’Brien debuts here! State University, Inc. takes on current events, real and imagined, on the UIUC campus, reflecting them […]
The Dialectics of Distance
I’ve been thinking lately about the ways that secondary costs related to higher education are another source of expense (and debt) for students, faculty and institutions. Electronic information communication technology […]
Cutting Class
Former Labor Secretary (and current Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley) Robert Reich just posted an editorial for the Baltimore Sun that takes on the financial cuts afflicting public […]
Who Benefits from Benefits?
Benefits and pensions are undoubtedly a complicated subject. In the “public sector,” they’ve also become a rather heated one. The debate is a well rehearsed one, one that usually follows […]
