Higher Ed News | American Federation of Teachers New Jersey, AFL-CIO

New UI law is a victory for N.J.’s adjuncts

ByAFTNJ November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Nov. 10 signed legislation that will enable adjunct professors in the Garden State…

ByAFTNJ November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has a lot on his plate in terms of education policies in the United States, among…

ByAFTNJ November 9, 2020November 9, 2020

University of Pennsylvania professor Angela Duckworth says she’s made a point of asking her undergraduate students “authentic questions” — i.e.,…

ByAFTNJ November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

The annual New Jersey American Association of University Professors conference, held via Zoom on Nov. 6, featured a Q&A…

ByAFTNJ November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

Join the American Council on Education at noon ET on Nov. 10 for the online release of “Race and…

ByAFTNJ November 2, 2020November 2, 2020

Ethics are “habits of mind and habits of heart,” writes author and Southern Methodist University professor Rita Kirk, and colleges…

ByAFTNJ October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

Upon being introduced Oct. 30 as New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s selection for secretary of higher education, Dr. Brian…

ByAFTNJ October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

New Jersey Gov. Phil. Murphy has nominated Dr. Brian Bridges to be the state’s secretary of higher education. “Today…

ByAFTNJ October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

S2698, a bill co-sponsored by state Sen. M. Teresa Ruiz and state Sen. Shirley K. Turner to assist New…

ByAFTNJ October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

The wording of Public Question No. 1 on the New Jersey 2020 election ballot is simple enough: Do you approve…

ByAFTNJ October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

Rowan University on Oct. 27 said it will provide free coronavirus tests to all of its students and employees…

ByAFTNJ October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

Rutgers University’s New Brunswick and Newark campuses and Montclair State University have landed on U.S. News & World Report’s…