Management at my university finally came to the bargaining table with a financial offer, more than 12 months after the contract expired. The offer is for 3%, 3%, 3.125%, 3.125%. For reference, the graph shows the annual inflation rate, which was 3.2% in February 2024.

This is the same management that made a budget request to the state that was more than $100 million less than what was needed to operate the institution, even before factoring in a new contract.

#PublicHigherEducation

Another boost for #HeterodoxAcademy , in hopes of changing the emphasis in cultural discourse from heat to light — #BenSasse , don’t just “be someone,” instead “do something,” using your time in #Gainesville to persist against bad-faith populism in #Tallahassee , and serve the young people staking their futures on #PublicHigherEducation in #Florida :

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/opinion/conservative-college-students.html