November 25, 2015
USC's Non-Tenure Track Professors Take First Step to Unionizing
Big news out of USC today, as over 500 non-tenure track faculty filed a petition for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. Seeking to... Read MoreNovember 25, 2015
University Lecturers on the Breadline: Is the UK Following in America’s Footsteps?
The Guardian takes a first-hand look at the U.S.' ongoing trend towards the corporatization of higher education, and the real effects of driving down the cost... Read MoreNovember 14, 2015
USG College Affordability Resolution Hits the Mark
Daily Trojan writer Lily Vaughan weighs in on the recent affordability resolution put forth by USG: "The lack of transparency as to where these funds are... Read MoreNovember 4, 2015
New CFO Should Invest Responsibly
The Daily Trojan weighs in on USC's new CFO, and the need to invest in the workers and faculty who make our university great: "As the University grows in... Read MoreNovember 4, 2015
USG Introduces Resolution on College Tuition
In an effort to increase transparency and lower tuition costs, members of USG introduced a resolution on college affordability last night. From the Daily... Read MoreNovember 4, 2015
Tracking the Money: Where Do Your Tuition Dollars Go?
From Annenberg TV News: "USC collected $1.3 billion in tuition money in 2014, 65% of its total revenue. Most of that money went to employee... Read MoreNovember 4, 2015
Protesters Ask USC: What Are We Paying For?
From Annenberg TV News: "Members of USC Forward, a group of students, faculty and community members fighting for “a better USC”, gathered outside... Read MoreOctober 26, 2015
Outside of USC, Pat Haden Holds More Than a Dozen Roles That Pay at Least a Half-Million Dollars a Year
The LA Times reports: "Haden, whose annual salary and benefit package at USC is $2.5 million, collected about $135,000 combined in annual fees from four... Read MoreOctober 26, 2015
Teaching While Poor: Adjunct Professors and the Fight for Fair Wages
From The Nation, amazing video chronicling the fight for fair wages in higher education: "If there’s one area that isn’t contributing to our historic... Read MoreOctober 26, 2015
A Multigenerational Hit: Student Debt Traps Parents and Kids
From the AP's Josh Boak, more on rising student debt loads and the long term effects on families: "America’s crushing surge of student debt, now at $1.2... Read MoreThis Labor Day, SEIU 721 member and USC Forward leader Ixchell Reyes on why a union voice in higher education is critical for faculty and students.
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Check out USC Forward leader and SEIU 721 member Kazuya Shida in today's Daily Trojan!
Letter to the Editor: Academia needs unions now more than ever | Daily Trojan
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Like so many on campus, I was shocked by the recent Los Angeles Times investigation into Dr. Carmen Puliafito, the former dean of USC’s Keck School of Medicine. The Times’ bombshell report outlining Puliafito’s behavior while at USC — from partying with prostitutes and criminals to his documented dr...