Jacob Becker

I just signed a petition: University Administrations: Reject Trump's "Loyalty Oath" Compacts. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/univ…

OU professors union no confidence vote overwhelmingly against Dean of Students office theoaklandpress.com/2024/11/09/ou-…

One of the most important data points of election…

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How do faculty feel about the current contract negotiations? Associate Professor Annie Gilson's Letter to the Editor might give you some idea. #Solidarity oaklandpostonline.com/50197/showcase…

How do you spin all the hopeful joy, everyone deserves to succeed, “we all belong” messaging coming out of the @DemConvention and make it bad? I don’t envy Fox News their job right now.

as students return to campus, negotiation tensions @WesternMichU rise, and the union escalates its response @AAUP @AFTunion @AFTacademics @wmuk1021 @michigannews @WMU_Football @DavidBHecker @KamalaHarris @UAW @AFSCME @WMU_Orientation @WesternHerald thewmuaaup.com/2024/08/23/at-…

if you’ve ever bought a new car from a shady dealership, then the tactics of the @WesternMichU Administration against its employees will sound familiar @AAUP @AFTHigherEd @AFTacademics @WesternHerald @michigannews @UAW @Teamsters @AFSCME @afscmemichigan thewmuaaup.com/2024/07/25/neg…

The AAUP's Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession was released today. A few takeaways: nominal average salaries for full-time faculty increased 3.8% for all academic ranks combined from '22 - '23 but real average salaries are nowhere near pre-pandemic levels. 1/

Today, the AAUP released our Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession detailing a continuing crisis in higher education: stagnant wages, pervasive gender & racial pay gaps, & rising shares of contingent workers. #defendhighered highereddive.com/news/salaries-…

Tomorrow is the day! Join us for our first ever Bargaining Kickoff Event to celebrate SOLIDARITY! All allies are welcome. #Solidarity @AAUP @aftmichigan

Next Wednesday, April 17 join hundreds of faculty & students nationwide for the launch of a counter-offensive against the sustained right-wing assault on American higher education as a public good. A National Day of Action for Higher Education: dayofactionforhighered.org

University of Missouri-St. Louis invites applications for one Assistant or Associate Professor position! Apply here: erecruit.umsystem.edu/psc/tamext/STL…

A Democrat was in the White House when my family was sent to the internment camps in 1941. It was an egregious violation of our human and civil rights. It would have been understandable if people like me said they’d never vote for a Democrat again, given what had been done to us. But being a liberal, being a progressive, means being able to look past my own grievances and concerns and think of the greater good. It means working from within the Democratic party to make it better, even when it has betrayed its values. I went on to campaign for Adlai Stevenson when I became an adult. I marched for civil rights and had the honor of meeting Dr. Martin Luther King. I fought for redress for my community and have spent my life ensuring that America understood that we could not betray our Constitution in such a way ever again. Bill Clinton broke my heart when he signed DOMA into law. It was a slap in the face to the LGBTQ community. And I knew that we still had much work to do. But I voted for him again in 1996 despite my misgivings, because the alternative was far worse. And my obligation as a citizen was to help choose the best leader for it, not to check out by not voting out of anger or protest. There is no leader who will make the decision you want her or him to make 100 percent of the time. Your vote is a tool of hope for a better world. Use it wisely, for it is precious. Use it for others, for they are in need of your support, too.

📌New Job Listing📌 The Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida (@UCF_CJ) is hiring a Professor or Associate Professor. See the SCJA job board for details! southerncj.org

This Election Day, progress is on the ballot. Make sure to vote today—find your polling location at IWillVote.com, then reach out to your friends, family, and everyone you know and remind them to vote, too.

🚨40 years ago, 70% of academic employees were tenured/on tenure track 🚨Today, 75% of faculty aren't eligible for tenure, & 47% percent hold part-time positions. Read more in "Army of Temps," our report on higher ed. @AFTHigherEd @AAUP @AFTAcademics aft.org/press-release/…

Criminology, law & society Professor @cekubrin of @UCIrvine informs @factchequeado that dozens of studies she has analyzed over decades "have shown that, generally speaking, 'more immigration equals less crime.'” tinyurl.com/ysffah8x

1. The new House Speaker, Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson, is relatively obscure. But he is now one of the most powerful politicians in America. Here are some things about Johnson's past that everyone should know 🧵