The recent labor actions at Portland Community College mark a watershed moment for higher education in the Pacific Northwest, as the state’s community college system faced its first-ever strikes from both faculty and staff unions. Navigating these historic disruptions was Camille Faivre, an expert
The once-sturdy pillars of academic life in the Bluegrass State are trembling as a new legislative reality forces professors to look toward their accounting departments rather than their research labs for job security. For generations, the concept of tenure served as a non-negotiable pact between
A storied institution that has served as a beacon of opportunity for generations now faces a legislative mandate that could fundamentally alter its DNA and academic mission. Kentucky State University (KSU), the Commonwealth’s sole public historically Black university, stands at the edge of a
The landscape of American higher education is currently navigating a period of profound structural change, driven by a wave of legislative interventions that challenge long-standing norms of institutional autonomy. Camille Faivre, an expert in education management and e-learning implementation,
Introduction The tension between a university's desire for balanced academic discourse and a student organization’s right to its own mission has reached a critical boiling point in American higher education. At the Catholic University of America, a recent dispute involving the Students Supporting
The prevailing belief that a university degree has become an unattainable luxury for the average household is frequently reinforced by the eye-popping figures displayed on college websites. While the sticker price for tuition continues to dominate public discourse and media headlines, it rarely
