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Public Service Loan Forgiveness for Adjunct Faculty

from Alyssa Picard at AFT Higher Education The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program is a free federal program available to public service workers, including adjunct and contingent faculty. This program allows educators and others to have the balance of their federal student loan debt wiped away after meeting certain requirements. Through Oct. 31, 2022, […]

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Call for applications: Part-time Outreach Coordinator

At the September 29, 2022 HELU general assembly meeting, the Interim Steering Committee and present HELU members voted to call for applications for an outreach coordinator. This individual will coordinate HELU’s launch as a nonprofit organization and the campaign to onboard endorsing local unions and organizations as HELU member organizations. This position is stipended at

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What higher ed workers can unite around: News from the July 26, 2022 HELU Staff Roundtable

by Helena Worthen & Tracy Berger Higher education institutions are vast, interactive, labor-intensive systems. A problem in one part can harm or shut down the rest. “There is not enough staff to make things run” is a warning that a whole institution, students and faculty included, could falter. Understaffing is a strategy, not just one

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