Big news on the #OpenEd front: A large-scale national study shows #OER clearly improves student outcomes in #highered & AAC&U adds #OER to its list of high-impact practices. We just posted a story about the findings & recommendations for campuses. https://sparcopen.org/news/2026/new-research-supports-oer-as-a-high-impact-practice-by-aacu/
New Research Supports OER as a High-Impact Practice by AAC&U - SPARC

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podcast from the #AAUP on "Organizing Lessons from Resisting ICE on Campus," addresses why higher education workers must resist ICE and the rising tide of fascism on and off campus, and get organizing lessons from the front lines

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1837772/episodes/19384651

#ICEProtests #ice #Uspol #AAUP #HigherEd #academia #podcast

Organizing Lessons from Resisting ICE on Campus - AAUP Presents

On today’s episode of Academic Freedom on the Line, we’re talking about students, labor, migration, and what happens at the intersection of all those categories. We talk about how and why higher education workers must resist the rising tide of fas...

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The Education Dept is taking StudentAid.gov offline June 27–28 for extended maintenance. Borrowers can't log in, file the FAFSA, or submit IDR applications — right before the new Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) launches July 1. #studentloans #highered https://thecollegeinvestor.com/83227/studentaid-gov-goes-dark-this-weekend-days-before-new-repayment-plans-launch/
StudentAid.gov Goes Offline June 27–28, Days Before New RAP Repayment Plans Launch

StudentAid.gov will be offline June 27–28 for maintenance, blocking FAFSA and IDR access days before new RAP repayment plans launch July 1.

The College Investor
Chandigarh: INIFD Expands Across Eight Cities as Governor Kataria Marks New Chapter for Design Education.

Governor Gulab Chand Kataria inaugurates INIFD’s expansion into eight cities, extending fashion and interior design education opportunities across India. The initiative fulfils founder Ashok Kaushik’s vision while empowering youth to contribute to the nation’s creative economy.

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"A third of California community college districts sued by part-time faculty"

June 2025 story

"Now, part-time faculty across the #California Community College system are following in their footsteps. At present, there are at least five other active lawsuits against the California Community Colleges Board of Governors or specific community college districts over the same issue. Together, these lawsuits name about a third of the system's 73 districts."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/third-california-community-college-districts-120000749.html #HigherEd

A third of California community college districts sued by part-time faculty

“We’re doing almost the same amount of work as full-timers and yet we get a fraction of what they get.”

Yahoo News

"Adjuncts sue #California community college system, eight local districts over unpaid work hours" ['22, update in replies]

"...claiming their job requires that they work unpaid hours preparing lessons, grading and meeting with students, court records show.

They are demanding back pay, changes that will ensure they are paid for the work in the future, and for a judge to declare the suit a class action"

https://edsource.org/2022/adjuncts-sue-california-community-college-system-eight-local-districts-over-unpaid-work-hours/680287 #HigherEd

Adjuncts sue California community college system, eight local districts over unpaid work hours

Adjuncts representing eight California community college districts statewide are suing for back pay to cover time spent outside the classroom meeting with students and other course work.

EdSource

anyone on here a USC alum?

if so please sign and share this petition calling on USC admin to respect the faculty's vote to unionize: TINYURL.COM/USCALUMNIPETITION

#usc #unions #LosAngeles #HIgherEd #HigherEdWorkersUnite #academia

Federal judge blocks Trump’s student loan rule! Annie Nova reports a federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's policy, set for July 1, that would have capped graduate student loans at $20,500 annually for nursing, public health, and education fields. The judge stayed the "professional degree" definition. Click to learn more about this decision. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/judge-blocks-trumps-rule-limiting-student-loans-for-grad-students-.html #StudentLoans #HigherEd #PublicHealth #Education

A response to one of those whiny people who say the degree should be optional or just not worth it. Worth a read. Personally, I am glad I got my MLS (but that is another story).

> The MLS Is Not the Problem: A Response https://acrlog.org/2026/06/25/the-mls-is-not-the-problem-a-response/

#libraries #librarians #academia #HigherEd #work #jobs #labor

The MLS Is Not the Problem: A Response - ACRLog

Editor’s note: We welcome a guest blog post from Ben Rawlins, Associate Dean for Outreach, Engagement and Collections at the University of Kentucky Libraries. Bryn Geffert's recent Inside Higher Ed essay argues that the MLS degree is an obstacle to hiring, a barrier to diversity, and an increasingly optional credential in academic libraries. His survey

ACRLog - Blogging by and for academic and research librarians

A response to one of those whiny people who say the degree should be optional or just not worth it. Worth a read. Personally, I am glad I got my MLS (but that is another story).

> The MLS Is Not the Problem: A Response https://acrlog.org/2026/06/25/the-mls-is-not-the-problem-a-response/

#libraries #librarians #academia #HigherEd #work #jobs #labor

The MLS Is Not the Problem: A Response - ACRLog

Editor’s note: We welcome a guest blog post from Ben Rawlins, Associate Dean for Outreach, Engagement and Collections at the University of Kentucky Libraries. Bryn Geffert's recent Inside Higher Ed essay argues that the MLS degree is an obstacle to hiring, a barrier to diversity, and an increasingly optional credential in academic libraries. His survey

ACRLog - Blogging by and for academic and research librarians