UC Officials Call For Mediator As Strike By 48,000 Academic Workers Causes Systemwide Disruptions
About 48,000 unionized academic workers across the University of California’s 10 campuses — who perform much of the teaching and research at the state’s premier higher education system — walked off the job Monday morning, calling for better pay and benefits. In the nation’s largest strike of the year, teaching assistants, postdoctoral scholars, graduate student […]
3 Dead, 2 Injured In University Of Virginia Shooting; Manhunt Underway For Student Suspect
A shooting at the University of Virginia left three people dead and at least two others injured, sparking a manhunt for a suspect Monday and warnings for students to “shelter in place” or “RUN HIDE FIGHT.” Gunfire was initially reported at a parking garage on Culbreth Road, near the school’s drama building, at around 10:30 […]
ASUU Declares One-day Nationwide Protest Rally Over No-work, No-pay” Policy
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a one-day nationwide protest rally in response to the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government’s implementation of a “no-work, no-pay” policy for lecturers in the country.The nationwide protest rally would take place at the union’s branch level on public university campuses across the nation, with lectures suspended for […]
Federal Judge In Texas Blocks Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness – a program that was already on hold as a federal appeals court in St. Louis considers a separate lawsuit by six states challenging it. District Court Judge Mark […]
You Cannot Be Paid For Work Not Done FG Informs ASUU
The Federal Government on Saturday explained why it failed to pay full salaries to lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This statement is coming after the union threatened another strike over the half salaries. In a statement, by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the government noted that […]
US Supreme Court Takes Up Race-based College Admissions
The US Supreme Court has heard two cases that could dramatically alter the extent to which universities can consider an applicant’s race during the admissions process. The eventual ruling could end decades-old affirmative action policies and significantly affect how universities manage admissions. Affirmative action is among the most contentious issues in US education. Conservative justices […]
St. Louis High School Shooting Leaves Three Dead, Including Suspect
A 19-year-old gunman opened fire at a high school in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday, killing two people and injuring seven others before officers fatally shot the suspect, the city’s police commissioner said. No motive for the gun violence was immediately apparent, but Police Commissioner Mike Sack told an early evening news conference the assailant […]
Pauline Tallen Urges Nigerians To Promote Girl-child Education
Minister of women affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen has called on well-meaning Nigerians to promote girl child education. Tallen made the call while speaking at the global reunion and annual general meeting (AGM) of the Old Students Association of Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Bida, held in Abuja. “I call on all well-meaning Nigerians to support […]
Eight Months After ASUU Suspend Strike
The eight month lingering industrial action of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has been suspended. A member of the union’s National Executive Committee (NEC) confirmed the development to Channels TV in the early hours of Friday. ASUU decided to suspend the strike after members of the union’s NEC met on Thursday night and into the […]
Uvalde Suspends School Police Force After Mass Shooting
The school district in Uvalde, Texas, has suspended its entire police force following protests by parents of children killed in a shooting there. The suspension will be indefinite, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) said in a statement. Recent developments “have uncovered additional concerns with department operations”, it added. Nineteen children and two teachers […]
