Tracy Berger

Sean O’Brien, a Wayne State University academic services advisor and member of the Higher Education Labor United steering committee, said he believed the problems facing higher education were so large that only a nationwide union of workers in all sectors would be able to exert sufficient force against the federal government. One strategy he promoted was for […]

With universities across the U.S. facing attacks from the Trump administration that “have been compared to the worst of McCarthyism,” as one professor said, students, staff, and faculty on more than 150 college campuses are planning to participate in a National Day of Action for Higher Education on Thursday. “What is at stake is the

On April 8, 2025, the Labor for Higher Education Union hosted the Kill the Cuts. This protest was to bring attention to the federal funding cuts that are being made and their impact on scientific research. During an interview with Shun Kobayashi, an associate instructor in the Comparative Literature and Languages Department, he explained that

Demonstrators took to Raleigh’s Moore Square Tuesday to protest the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to research, health care and education funding. The event, which took place from 3 to 6 p.m., was one of several nationwide “Kill the Cuts” rallies on the Higher Ed Labor United national day of action. Demonstrations occurred in over 30 cities across

“The Philadelphia demonstration was part of the second “Nationwide Day of Action” — organized by Labor for Higher Education and Higher Education Labor United. The event served as the continuation of an initial day of protests in February. “ Read more at The Daily Pennsylvanian.

Organizers are calling on everyone to join the movement. For instance, Higher Education Labor United has organized actions across the U.S. for April 8, demanding no cuts to education and life-saving research. The Coalition for Action in Higher Ed (CAHE), the organizing collective behind the April 17 Day of Action, has arranged an entire day of virtual events for people

“We have more power now on our campuses than we’ve had in recent memory… We couldn’t actually be better positioned to fight back against the kind of authoritarian attacks that we’re seeing.” – Ian Gavigan, National Director of HELU Continue reading at Inside Higher Ed.

On Tuesday, April 8, a coalition of labor and civil society organizations, organized by Higher Ed Labor United (HELU), will hold demonstrations in more than 30 US cities. These demonstrations, called Kill the Cuts, will escalate over the next months as more and more campuses join in. The Kill the Cuts website has a map